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statesperson, n.|ˈsteɪtsˌpɜːsən|
[f. state's genitive of state n. + person n., after statesman, stateswoman ns.]
A statesman or stateswoman (used as a common gender form).
1976National Rev. (U.S.) 23 Jan. 18/1 Much of the credit for last year's record goes to Indian statesperson Indira Gandhi, who wearied of democracy and is now dabbling in dictatorship. 1981Economist 25 Apr. 13/1 As twentieth-century summits go, the talks between the prime ministers of Britain and India were unremarkable. The two statespersons exchanged courtesies and aired disagreements. 1986New Yorker 10 Feb. 99/1 The place they give her will be a large one—larger than any granted to date to any British statesperson of the century except Churchill. 1989Ibid. 23 Oct. 104/2 Genscher has become Europe's senior statesperson. |