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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Djokovic evolved into a tennis legend and is now one of the sport’s elder statesmen.
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Michelle Kaufman, Miami Herald, 21 Mar. 2025
Alongside the younger performers, Jacobson includes cameos from elder statesmen like the writer Richard Price, whose 2008 novel Lush Life was an ode to the Lower East Side, and Oscar-winning screenwriter Eric Roth (Forrest Gump, Dune), who spends the whole movie on a bed watching reruns of Kung Fu.
—Jordan Mintzer, The Hollywood Reporter, 12 Mar. 2025
First off, Conan has become somewhat of an elder statesman in comedy and television.
—Callum Booth, Forbes, 3 Mar. 2025
First time, too, for the team’s elder statesmen in left tackle Garett Bolles and receiver Courtland Sutton.
—Parker Gabriel, The Denver Post, 5 Jan. 2025
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Michelle Kaufman, Miami Herald, 21 Mar. 2025
Alongside the younger performers, Jacobson includes cameos from elder statesmen like the writer Richard Price, whose 2008 novel Lush Life was an ode to the Lower East Side, and Oscar-winning screenwriter Eric Roth (Forrest Gump, Dune), who spends the whole movie on a bed watching reruns of Kung Fu.
—Jordan Mintzer, The Hollywood Reporter, 12 Mar. 2025
First off, Conan has become somewhat of an elder statesman in comedy and television.
—Callum Booth, Forbes, 3 Mar. 2025
First time, too, for the team’s elder statesmen in left tackle Garett Bolles and receiver Courtland Sutton.
—Parker Gabriel, The Denver Post, 5 Jan. 2025
See All Example Sentences for elder statesman
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“Elder statesman.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/elder%20statesman. Accessed 27 Mar. 2025.
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