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statesmanship

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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).

statesman·like, statesman·ly adj.
statesman·ship n.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.statesmanship - wisdom in the management of public affairs
wisdom, wiseness - the trait of utilizing knowledge and experience with common sense and insight
Translations
statesmanship [ˈsteɪtsmənʃɪp] nhabilidad f política; arte m de gobernar
statesmanship [ˈsteɪtsmənʃɪp] nqualités fpl d'homme d'État
statesmanship [ˈsteɪtsmənʃɪp] state nStaatskunst f
statesmanship [ˈsteɪtsmənʃɪp] nabilità politica


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With us, our Priests are Administrators of all Business, Art, and Science; Directors of Trade, Commerce, Generalship, Architecture, Engineering, Education, Statesmanship, Legislature, Morality, Theology; doing nothing themselves, they are the Causes of everything worth doing, that is done by others.
On the march Tars Tarkas, through his remarkable ability and statesmanship, enlisted fifty thousand more warriors from various hordes, so that, ten days after we set out we halted at midnight outside the great walled city of Zodanga, one hundred and fifty thousand strong.
Think of them, the toilers, the oppressed, God's children, groaning under the iniquitous laws of generations of evil statesmanship.
 
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