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Noun: statesperson (statespeople,statespersons)  'steyts,pur-sun
  1. Someone who is a respected leader in national or international affairs
    - statesman, national leader

Derived forms: statespersons, statespeople

Type of: pol [N. Amer, informal], political leader, politician, politico [informal], pollie [Austral, informal], polly [Austral, informal]

Encyclopedia: Statesperson