Meaning

3 senses
  1. A man who is a leader in national or international affairs.

    Staatsmann

    госуда́рственный де́ятельgosudárstvennyj déjatelʹ

    держа́вний дія́чderžávnyj dijáč

    a man who is a respected leader in national or international affairs

  2. A male political leader who promotes the public good or who is recognized for probity, leadership, or the qualities necessary to govern a state.

  3. (dialectal)A man who lives on a landed estate; a small landholder.

Examples

57 sentences
  1. He is a writer and a statesman.

    ruОн писатель и государственный деятель. — sharptoothed

  2. Lincoln was a great statesman.

    ruЛинкольн был великим государственным деятелем. — Hellerick

  3. The statesman is worthy of respect.

    Цей політик заслуговує на повагу. — deniko

    ruЭтот политик заслуживает уважения. — marafon

    deDieser Politiker verdient Respekt. — xtofu80

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  4. He was a great general and statesman.

    Він був великим генералом і державним діячем. — MaxUA

  5. Tom Jackson is a brilliant statesman.

Translations

9 languages
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Origin

From state + -s- + -man, modelled after French homme d'État.

From state + -s- + -man, modelled after French homme d'État.

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Forms

plural: statesmen
Singularstatesman
Pluralstatesmen

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Synonyms

1 synonyms

Word family

7 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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