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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Coates was an elder statesman of sorts in the Oath Keepers, a 73-year-old Vietnam veteran with a Hulk Hogan mustache.
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Joshua Kaplan, ProPublica, 4 Jan. 2025
Carter’s image as a kindly elder statesman, friend to world Jewry and bulwark of Israel’s security took an immediate beating.
—Laura King, Los Angeles Times, 1 Jan. 2025
Cash actually makes an appearance in A Complete Unknown, more as a hell-raising elder statesman, portrayed this time by Boyd Holbrook (who worked with Mangold on Logan and Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny).
—Baz Bamigboye, Deadline, 6 Dec. 2024
Ryan Pressly’s back One of the Astros’ elder statesmen will be back for another season.
—Chandler Rome, The Athletic, 5 Aug. 2024
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Joshua Kaplan, ProPublica, 4 Jan. 2025
Carter’s image as a kindly elder statesman, friend to world Jewry and bulwark of Israel’s security took an immediate beating.
—Laura King, Los Angeles Times, 1 Jan. 2025
Cash actually makes an appearance in A Complete Unknown, more as a hell-raising elder statesman, portrayed this time by Boyd Holbrook (who worked with Mangold on Logan and Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny).
—Baz Bamigboye, Deadline, 6 Dec. 2024
Ryan Pressly’s back One of the Astros’ elder statesmen will be back for another season.
—Chandler Rome, The Athletic, 5 Aug. 2024
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“Elder statesman.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/elder%20statesman. Accessed 18 Jan. 2025.
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