Webster's English Dictionary

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statesman

states.man \'sta-t-sm*n\ \-.li-k\ \-le-\ \-.ship\ n 1: one versed in the 
   principles or art of government; esp : one act ively engaged in conducting 
   the business of a government or in shaping its policies 2: one who 
   exercises political leadership wisely and without narrow partisa nship in 
   the general interest - states.man.like aj