Thus Ito, according to some interpreters of modern Japan, practically ceased to rank as an "elder statesman" when he consented to lead the political combination known as the Sei-yu-kai.
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Elder statesman
Synonyms for "elder statesman" (65 found)
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adeptadmirable crichtonartisanartistattacheauthorityconnaisseurconnoisseurconsultantcordon bleucrack shotcraftsmandead shot
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diplomatdiplomatistdoctorelderexperienced handexpertexpert consultantgraduategreat soulguruhandy manilluminateintellectintellectualjourneymanlover of wisdommahatmaman of intellectman of wisdommandarin
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marksmanmastermastermindmentornational leaderno slouchoraclephilosopherpoliticianproprofessionalprofessorproficientpublic manrabbirishisagesapientsavantscholar
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seersharksharpsolonstaretsstatesmanstateswomantechnical advisertechnicianthinkerwise manwise old man
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Mrs. Carghill. At bottom, I believe you're still the same silly Richard / You always were. You wanted to pose / As a man of the world. And now you're posing / As what? I presume, as an elder statesman; / And the difference between being an elder statesman / And posing successfully as an elder statesman / Is practically negligible. / And you look the part.
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Michael Foot was speaking affectionately when in 1979 he quipped that David Steel had apparently gone from 'rising hope to elder statesman' without any intervening period whatsoever.
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While Ulbricht technically remained in office as Chairman of the State Council, a position that ostensibly gave him a role as elder statesman, he was sidelined by Honecker with systematic ruthlessness.
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