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• a  marked by the qualities of or befitting a statesman
  a man of statesmanlike judgment
  a statesmanlike solution of the present perplexities"-V.L.Parrington

• Lyndon sat in the presidential box, by turns looking statesmanlike, preoccupied, annoyed, and just plain bored.
• The pressure to "win" the daily news cycleto control the newshas overwhelmed the more reflective, statesmanlike aspects of the office.
• Today, more than ever, given charm, taste, tactand looksthe wife of a ruler can be statesmanlike simply by being a woman.

• statesmanly

• unstatesmanlike

News & Articles

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• Britain leads the way
  In his most statesmanlike statement, a short while ago (31 August 2013) President Barack Obama announced that he would seek Congress's approval before ordering military action against Syria. After all the hype about an imminent strike, this statement was a breath of fresh air, and it has renewed many people's faith in President Obama. -Farhang Jahanpour
  Sept. 4, 2013 - Payvand Iran News

Quotes

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• David Cameron in Toronto Sun
  A spokeswoman for Cameron told reporters the prime minister's telephone call with Obama would be "statesmanlike and workmanlike."
• Ujjal Dosanjh in Canada.com
  We'll see if the PM is more humble and statesmanlike,said Liberal MP Ujjal Dosanjh of Vancouver South. "Other MPs are prepared to take a look. It depends on the reasonableness of the throne speech. If the budget is appropriate I'm willing...
• Husain Haqqani in Associated Press of Pakistan
  Let me just say that there is an election coming up in India and there may be a temptation there for some people to try and look for votes by bashing Pakistan but that would not be statesmanlike,Ambassador Husain Haqqani told CNN while...