statesmanlike

adj

Etymology: Etymology tree English statesman Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der. Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-West Germanic *-līk Old English -līċ Middle English -like English -like English statesmanlike From statesman + -like.

1. Like a statesman, demonstrating the skills and qualities of a respected leader.

   “What we should look for from a Secretary of State for Transport is a statesmanlike position above the fray, calmly laying out the big issues, the preferred outcome, and restating in a credible and persuasive way a determination to see it through.”