statesmanlike

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states·man

 (stāts′mən)
n.
1. A man who is a leader in national or international affairs.
2. A male political leader regarded as a disinterested promoter of the public good.
3. A man who is a respected leader in a given field: "a mature statesman of American letters" (Toby Thompson).

states′man·like′, states′man·ly adj.
states′man·ship′ n.
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Adj.1.statesmanlike - marked by the qualities of or befitting a statesman; "a man of statesmanlike judgment"; "a statesmanlike solution of the present perplexities"-V.L.Parrington
presidential - befitting a president; "criticized the candidate for not looking presidential"
diplomatical, diplomatic - using or marked by tact in dealing with sensitive matters or people; "the hostess averted a confrontation with a diplomatic chenage of subject"
unstatesmanlike - not statesmanlike; "unstatesmanlike procedure"
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Translations
يُظْهِرُ صِفات رَجُل الدَّوْلَه
státnický
statsmandagtig
staatsmännisch
diplomatique
államférfiúi
stjórnspekingslegur
da statista
štátnický
devlet adamına yaraşır
有政治家风度的

statesmanlike

[ˈsteɪtsmənlaɪk] ADJ(digno) de estadista
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statesmanlike

[ˈsteɪtsmənlaɪk] adj [person] → habile homme d'État
in a statesmanlike way [behave, speak] → en habile homme d'État
He is trying to project a more statesmanlike image → Il essaie de projeter une image plus conforme à celle d'un homme d'État.
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statesmanlike

, statesmanly
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statesmanlike

[ˈsteɪtsmənˌlaɪk] adjda statista
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state1

(steit) noun
1. the condition in which a thing or person is. the bad state of the roads; The room was in an untidy state; He inquired about her state of health; What a state you're in!; He was not in a fit state to take the class.
2. a country considered as a political community, or, as in the United States, one division of a federation. The Prime Minister visits the Queen once a week to discuss affairs of state; The care of the sick and elderly is considered partly the responsibility of the state; (also adjective) The railways are under state control; state-controlled / owned industries.
3. ceremonial dignity and splendour. The Queen, wearing her robes of state, drove in a horse-drawn coach to Westminster; (also adjective) state occasions/banquets.
ˈstately adjective
noble, dignified and impressive in appearance or manner. She is tall and stately; a stately house.
ˈstateliness noun
ˈstatesman (ˈsteits-) noun
a person who plays an important part in the government of a state.
ˈstatesmanlike (ˈsteits-) adjective
showing the qualities of a good statesman.
ˈstatesmanship (ˈsteits-) noun
skill in directing the affairs of a state.
get into a state
to become very upset or anxious.
lie in state
(of a corpse) to be laid in a place of honour for the public to see, before burial.
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We passed into a tangle of gooseberry bushes where, at his statesmanlike example, we crawled on all fours, and regained the hedge.
As the birds were pretty plentiful, and partridge shooting is as it were the duty of an English gentleman of statesmanlike propensities, Sir Pitt Crawley, the first shock of grief over, went out a little and partook of that diversion in a white hat with crape round it.
For a gentleman who was rejoiced to see a body of visitors, Mr Gregsbury looked as uncomfortable as might be; but perhaps this was occasioned by senatorial gravity, and a statesmanlike habit of keeping his feelings under control.
had the defect of tying the hands of the kings by compelling them to deliver the destinies of the nation into the control of the middle- aged men of the Chamber and the septuagenarians of the peerage; it robbed them of the right to lay hands on a man of statesmanlike talent wherever they could find him, no matter how young he was or how poverty-stricken his condition might be.
Statesmanlike diplomacy, compromise for all concerned and a willingness to listen to the other sides concerns are a mandatory requirement.
He must reach out to the opposition, be statesmanlike and magnanimous, adopt a reconciliatory attitude and let go of allegations made in the past, and construct a cooperative relationship with leaders across the spectrum.
Meanwhile, the RSS, the ideological parent of the BJP, is also analysing the pros and cons of sticking with Modi, or moving even further right to Yogi Adityanath, the chief minister of UP, who still heads a militant organisation called Hindu Yuva Vahini, and who makes Modi look almost statesmanlike. All of this makes it clear that Hindutva is likely to stay in India.
While the top of Boris' mop is still blond, he seems be allowing it to go grey at the temples to give himself a more statesmanlike look.
But what awesomely counts is how unparalleled and statesmanlike skill and acumen naturally and logically impact and convince in this regard.
We met the opposition leader on Tuesday because we think he needs our unqualified support following his statesmanlike act to embrace the President and set the country on the path of prosperity.
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