Definition of "elder statesman" []

• A prominent, highly experienced older man, especially one acting as an unofficial adviser. (noun)

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• "Eliphalet Dyer, an elder statesman from Connecticut who had served sporadically in Congress since 1774, captured the sense of despair."
• "Jerome Bruner, an elder statesman in educational psychology, made the same point in his 1996 book, The Culture of Education:"
• "Sitting down at his desk, he watched as the Federation graphic was replaced with another image—that of Admiral Edrich, the gray-haired elder statesman of Starfleet Command."