as in dean
the senior member of a group
the elder statesman of the White House correspondents is finally retiring after nearly a half century of service
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Recent Examples of elder statesman
Snoop Dogg, the inimitable elder statesman of American hip-hop, lit up the first few days of the Paris Olympic Games.
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Daniel Arkin, NBC News, 30 July 2024
The very party members who forced him to drop out now hail him as an elder statesman.
—Anders Hagstrom, Fox News, 14 Aug. 2024
Each party has at times nominated an elder statesman at the top of the ticket, prompting a younger vice-presidential pick, but even those No. 2 selections had more experience than Vance.
—Paul Kane, Washington Post, 1 Aug. 2024
Klein, who has yet to spend a full month in the majors, expressed his desire to learn from the bullpen’s elder statesmen.
—Justice Delos Santos, The Mercury News, 31 July 2024
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Daniel Arkin, NBC News, 30 July 2024
The very party members who forced him to drop out now hail him as an elder statesman.
—Anders Hagstrom, Fox News, 14 Aug. 2024
Each party has at times nominated an elder statesman at the top of the ticket, prompting a younger vice-presidential pick, but even those No. 2 selections had more experience than Vance.
—Paul Kane, Washington Post, 1 Aug. 2024
Klein, who has yet to spend a full month in the majors, expressed his desire to learn from the bullpen’s elder statesmen.
—Justice Delos Santos, The Mercury News, 31 July 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for elder statesman
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In 2013, she was recruited as inaugural dean of the dental school at the University of Utah.ByMeredith Wadman, science.org, 4 Nov. 2024
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In January, as students and faculty continued to protest, an associate dean at the school resigned, accusing the administration of a lack of transparency on the cuts.Angelica Villa, ARTnews.com, 24 Oct. 2024
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Their kids will have their own storyteller and learn to respect their elders!David Faris, Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2024
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Things to watch for include elders’ losing capacity for making safe financial decisions, driving, and self care, among others.Carolyn Rosenblatt, Forbes, 2 Nov. 2024
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His priorities include veterans’ rights, advocating for small businesses, protecting the border and education, according to his campaign website. AD-64 includes a portion of Los Angeles County and La Habra in Orange County.Hanna Kang, Orange County Register, 7 Nov. 2024
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Also helpful is the kind of peer pressure among veterans who lead by example in terms of getting the proper amount of rest and recovery.Jerry McDonald, The Mercury News, 7 Nov. 2024
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“Elder statesman.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/elder%20statesman. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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