Statesmanlike

states·man  (sttsmn)

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).

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statesman·like, statesman·ly adj.

statesman·ship n.

Thesaurus

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 statesmanly 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"