elder statesmannoun [ C ]
uk/ˌel.də ˈsteɪt.smən/us/ˌel.dɚ ˈsteɪt.smən/a respected leader, often one who no longer has an active job, who is thought of as having good advice to give:
He is one of the medical profession's elder statesmen.
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