elder statesman
noun
: an eminent senior member of a group or organization
especially
: a retired statesman who unofficially advises current leaders
Examples of elder statesman in a Sentence
an elder statesman of baseball coaches
the elder statesman of the White House correspondents is finally retiring after nearly a half century of service
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By the mid-2010s, Combs was fully reveling in his role as an elder statesman of rap.
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Kyndall Cunningham, Vox, 31 Oct. 2024
Megumi Yuasa At Frieze Masters an eye-catching group of delicate ceramic sculptures by Brazilian Megumi Yuasa, an elder statesman of sculpture who has been pushing the boundaries of ceramic art for six decades, was presented by Ortuzar Projects.
—Lee Sharrock, Forbes, 13 Oct. 2024
For the past few decades, several South Korean authors have been bruited about as contenders for the Nobel Prize in Literature, notably the poet Ko Un and the novelist Hwang Sok-yong, elder statesmen who were both previously jailed for political activism.
—Ed Park, The Atlantic, 12 Oct. 2024
Rap’s elder statesman Eminem (51) earned his tenth consecutive chart-topping album with The Death of Slim Shady (Coup de Grâce), his first album in four years.
—Ethan Millman, Rolling Stone, 16 Sep. 2024
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Kyndall Cunningham, Vox, 31 Oct. 2024
Megumi Yuasa At Frieze Masters an eye-catching group of delicate ceramic sculptures by Brazilian Megumi Yuasa, an elder statesman of sculpture who has been pushing the boundaries of ceramic art for six decades, was presented by Ortuzar Projects.
—Lee Sharrock, Forbes, 13 Oct. 2024
For the past few decades, several South Korean authors have been bruited about as contenders for the Nobel Prize in Literature, notably the poet Ko Un and the novelist Hwang Sok-yong, elder statesmen who were both previously jailed for political activism.
—Ed Park, The Atlantic, 12 Oct. 2024
Rap’s elder statesman Eminem (51) earned his tenth consecutive chart-topping album with The Death of Slim Shady (Coup de Grâce), his first album in four years.
—Ethan Millman, Rolling Stone, 16 Sep. 2024
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“Elder statesman.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/elder%20statesman. Accessed 13 Nov. 2024.
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