Synonyms for statesperson
- noun
Most common
Definitions
- n. 1
A politician who is a leader in national or international affairs.
Forms
- Plural
- statespersons → leaders, diplomats, statesmen, stateswomen…
Example sentences
- leader We need a new leader to pull our company together.
- diplomat He has spent most of his time as a career diplomat.
- statesman The newspaper reported the death of the statesman.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| statesperson | steady | |
| leader | rising | |
| diplomat | steady | |
| statesman | falling | |
| stateswoman | rising |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 6 letters
- leader2
- 8 letters
- diplomat3
- 9 letters
- statesman2
- 11 letters
- stateswoman
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (leader2 = 2 syllables).