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stateswoman

[ steyts-woom-uhn ]

noun

plural stateswomen.
  1. a woman who is experienced in the art of government.
  2. a woman who exhibits great wisdom and ability in directing the affairs of a government.


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Gender Note

See -woman.
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˜yĐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of stateswoman1

First recorded in 1600–10; states(man) + -woman
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Example Sentences

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“Women can be both wives and mothers and also stateswomen,” she continued.

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At 39, Noecker considers herself the “senior stateswoman” of the group, and that’s a good thing, she said: “That means we don’t have this backlog or baggage of institutional memory holding us down.”

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This marked the beginning of the startling second act of Jackson’s musical career, as she became — among a certain set — an elder stateswoman of grungy thrash guitar.

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A vital presence with a face as open as her husband’s, Paulina is both a celebrated actor and a political stateswoman who served as as Chile’s first Minister of Culture.

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At her final World Cup, Rapinoe was the elder stateswoman on a team that had 14 players appearing for the first time in the tournament.

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