statesmanlike
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statesmanlike (comparative more statesmanlike, superlative most statesmanlike)
- Like a statesman, demonstrating the skills and qualities of a respected leader.
- 2022 July 13, Sir Michael Holden, “Comment: Who will speak for our railway?”, in RAIL, number 961, page 3:
- What we should look for from a Secretary of State for Transport is a statesmanlike position above the fray, calmly laying out the big issues, the preferred outcome, and restating in a credible and persuasive way a determination to see it through.
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like a statesman
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