stateswoman
[ steyts-woo m-uh n ]
/ ˈsteɪtsˌwʊm ən /
noun, plural states·wom·en.
a woman who is experienced in the art of government.
a woman who exhibits great wisdom and ability in directing the affairs of a government.
Origin of stateswoman
First recorded in 1600–10;
states(man) +
-woman
usage note for stateswoman
See
-woman.
Words nearby stateswoman
stateside,
statesider,
statesman,
statesmanship,
statesville,
stateswoman,
statewide,
statfarad,
stathenry,
statia,
static
Example sentences from the Web for stateswoman
I think you shine as a stateswoman of late, as well as a farmeress.
A stateswoman or statesman is one who is intelligently active in work that materially benefits the citizens of a state or nation.
The Myth in Marriage |Alice HubbardShe was willing to essay the rle of stateswoman with no other principle than revenge and no other policy than plunder.
Court Beauties of Old Whitehall |W. R. H. TrowbridgeThe history of 1860 and the following winter proves that in her the world has lost a stateswoman.
Beauty and The Beast, and Tales From Home |Bayard Taylor