as in dean
the senior member of a group
the elder statesman of the White House correspondents is finally retiring after nearly a half century of service
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Recent Examples of elder statesman
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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Recent Examples of Synonyms for elder statesman
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Hendy Newbill has worked as a teacher, dean and coach and more recently as a senior advisor to McKenna.Howard Blume, Los Angeles Times, 4 Dec. 2024
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While that’s not unusual for a social media platform’s terms of service, technology companies usually enforce those terms quietly and do not step in to public court battles, said Eric Goldman, an associate dean and professor of tech law at Santa Clara University School of Law.Hadas Gold, CNN, 29 Nov. 2024
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Reba Teran was one of the Eastern Shoshone elders who came along.Eli Wizevich, Smithsonian Magazine, 11 Dec. 2024
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Earlier this week, a host of federal agencies - including the CFPB - led by the Federal Reserve issued a joint statement providing major banks with examples of how to effectively combat financial exploitation of elders.Rob Wile, NBC News, 6 Dec. 2024
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Industry veteran Jeremy Gawade will assist on sourcing and structuring deals and provide production advice, while U.S. media exec Gina Marcheschi will provide consultancy services to the venture from across the pond.Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 2 Dec. 2024
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Black and Hispanic veterans often led the civil rights and social justice movements that continue to evolve to this day.Michael Barnes, Austin American-Statesman, 1 Dec. 2024
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“Elder statesman.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/elder%20statesman. Accessed 18 Dec. 2024.
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