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
First time, too, for the team’s elder statesmen in left tackle Garett Bolles and receiver Courtland Sutton.
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Parker Gabriel, The Denver Post, 5 Jan. 2025
Democrats have pressured House elder statesmen to step aside from committee posts.
—Alexis Simendinger, The Hill, 3 Dec. 2024
Here are the highlights: Steve Martin monologue Another way this special cribbed from the 40th-anniversary playbook is by bringing back SNL elder statesman Steve Martin for the monologue.
—Joe Berkowitz, Vulture, 17 Feb. 2025
Last season, with elder statesmen like Jacob deGrom, Max Scherzer and Justin Verlander no longer in the clubhouse, Lindor and Brandon Nimmo took the reins as veteran leaders.
—Tim Britton, The Athletic, 16 Feb. 2025
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Parker Gabriel, The Denver Post, 5 Jan. 2025
Democrats have pressured House elder statesmen to step aside from committee posts.
—Alexis Simendinger, The Hill, 3 Dec. 2024
Here are the highlights: Steve Martin monologue Another way this special cribbed from the 40th-anniversary playbook is by bringing back SNL elder statesman Steve Martin for the monologue.
—Joe Berkowitz, Vulture, 17 Feb. 2025
Last season, with elder statesmen like Jacob deGrom, Max Scherzer and Justin Verlander no longer in the clubhouse, Lindor and Brandon Nimmo took the reins as veteran leaders.
—Tim Britton, The Athletic, 16 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for elder statesman
Noun
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Seidel and the university’s board of trustees, which met just before Wright was terminated as dean, have denied that his demotion was in retaliation for his refusing to transfer the funds.—
Michael T. Nietzel,
Forbes.com,
8 Apr. 2025
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But it was trashed by H. L. Mencken, editor of the Baltimore Sun and dean of America‘s literary critics.—
Ron Grossman,
Chicago Tribune,
6 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Whether through preparing tea, calling our elders, drinking and cleaning with water, or singing to our babies (plant, fur, or human!), our care practices are tied to the earth and everything born from it.—
Akilah Sailers,
Essence,
5 Apr. 2025
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The distance from Bolden to the present day is only six generations, but the mentorship, stewardship, and transmission of this most American music has always depended on elders of the craft.—
Elizabeth Alexander,
Time,
1 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Air Force veteran Mark Mendon of Blue Springs, Missouri, showed up to lend his support to the Satanic Grotto’s cause.—
Matthew Kelly,
Kansas City Star,
28 Mar. 2025
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Citadel stars Game of Thrones veteran Richard Madden and Quantico’s Priyanka Chopra as elite spy agents who had their memories wiped years ago after encountering a shadowy syndicate known as Manticore.—
Dave Nemetz,
TVLine,
28 Mar. 2025
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“Elder statesman.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/elder%20statesman. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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