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ˈstatesmanlike, a. [f. statesman1 + -like.] Having the qualities characteristic of a statesman; befitting or worthy of a statesman.
1801W. Taylor in Monthly Mag. XII. 588 The admirable statesmanlike pamphlet of the Earl of Liverpool. 1838Dickens Nich. Nick. xvi, A statesmanlike habit of keeping his feelings under control. 1855Macaulay Hist. Eng. xi. III. 31 The orator who took the most statesmanlike view of the subject was old Maynard. 1885Public Opin. 9 Jan. 34/2 Mr. Chamberlain..spoke with statesmanlike prudence and emphasis. |