elder statesman
English
Noun
elder statesman (plural elder statesmen)
- A term of respect for a prominent elderly political leader.
- 1958, T. S. Eliot, The Elder Statesman[1]:
- Mrs. Carghill. At bottom, I believe you're still the same silly Richard / You always were. You wanted to pose / As a man of the world. And now you're posing / As what? I presume, as an elder statesman; / And the difference between being an elder statesman / And posing successfully as an elder statesman / Is practically neglible. / And you look the part.
Translations
term of respect
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