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statesmanship

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • CMU ARPABET: S T EY1 T S M AH0 N SH IH2 P Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

noun

Meaning 1

The skill of being a good statesman, the ability to perform well in political office.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

wisdom in the management of public affairs

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: statecraft, diplomacy

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: wisdom, wiseness

History

Etymology

Etymology tree English statesman Proto-Germanic *skapjaną Proto-Germanic *-skapiz Proto-West Germanic *-skapi Old English -sċiepe Middle English -schipe English -ship English statesmanship From statesman + -ship.

Across languages

Translations

15 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 經綸 /经纶 (jīnglún) — craft or skill or being a statesman
  • Chinese Mandarin: 治國才能 /治国才能 (zhìguó cáinéng) — craft or skill or being a statesman
  • Danish: statsmandskunst — craft or skill or being a statesman
  • Danish: statskunst — craft or skill or being a statesman
  • Danish: regeringskunst — craft or skill or being a statesman
  • Dutch: staatsmanschap — craft or skill or being a statesman
  • Finnish: valtiomiestaito — craft or skill or being a statesman
  • German: Staatskunst — craft or skill or being a statesman
  • Korean: 국정운영능력 (gukjeong-unyeong-neungnyeok) — craft or skill or being a statesman
  • Persian: کشورداری (kešvardâri) — craft or skill or being a statesman
  • Polish: cechy męża stanu — craft or skill or being a statesman
  • Portuguese: estadística — craft or skill or being a statesman
  • Romanian: artă de guvernare — craft or skill or being a statesman
  • Spanish: arte de gobernar — craft or skill or being a statesman
  • Tagalog: palabanwahan — craft or skill or being a statesman