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| states general | (n) assembly of the estates of an entire country especially the sovereign body of the Dutch republic from 16th to 18th centuries |
| statesman | (n) a man who is a respected leader in national or international affairs, Syn. solon, national leader |
| statesmanlike | (adj) marked by the qualities of or befitting a statesman; ; -V.L.Parrington, Syn. statesmanly, Ant. unstatesmanlike, Example: a man of statesmanlike judgment; a statesmanlike solution of the present perplexities |
| statesmanship | (n) wisdom in the management of public affairs, Syn. statecraft, diplomacy |
| states' rights | (n) a doctrine that federal powers should be curtailed and returned to the individual states |
| states' rights | (n) the rights conceded to the states by the United States constitution |
| states' rights democratic party | (n) a former political party in the United States; formed in 1948 by Democrats from southern states in order to oppose to the candidacy of Harry S Truman, Syn. Dixiecrats |
| stateswoman | (n) a woman statesman |
| States-general | n. |
| Statesman | n.; The minds of some of our statesmen, like the pupil of the human eye, contract themselves the more, the stronger light there is shed upon them. Moore. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Statesmanlike | a. Having the manner or wisdom of statesmen; becoming a statesman. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Statesmanly | a. Becoming a statesman. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Statesmanship | n. The qualifications, duties, or employments of a statesman. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Stateswoman | n.; A rare stateswoman; I admire her bearing. B. Jonson. [ 1913 Webster ] |