Meanings
nounstatesmanship (countable and uncountable, plural statesmanships)
plural statesmanships · alternative statemanship
Synonyms & antonyms
nounThe skill of being a good statesman, the ability to perform well in political office.
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Origin
- Englishstatesman
- Proto-Germanic*skapjaną
- Englishstatesmanship
Translations
Chinese Mandarin 經綸 /经纶, 治國才能 /治国才能
- 經綸 /经纶 (jīnglún)craft or skill or being a statesman
- 治國才能 /治国才能 (zhìguó cáinéng)craft or skill or being a statesman
Danish statsmandskunst, statskunst
- statsmandskunstcraft or skill or being a statesman
- statskunstcraft or skill or being a statesman
- regeringskunstcraft or skill or being a statesman
Dutch staatsmanschap
- staatsmanschapcraft or skill or being a statesman
Finnish valtiomiestaito
- valtiomiestaitocraft or skill or being a statesman
German Staatskunst
- Staatskunstcraft or skill or being a statesman
Korean 국정운영능력
- 국정운영능력 (gukjeong-unyeong-neungnyeok)craft or skill or being a statesman
Persian کشورداری
- کشورداری (kešvardâri)craft or skill or being a statesman
Polish cechy męża stanu
- cechy męża stanucraft or skill or being a statesman
Portuguese estadística
- estadísticacraft or skill or being a statesman
Romanian artă de guvernare
- artă de guvernarecraft or skill or being a statesman
Spanish arte de gobernar
- arte de gobernarcraft or skill or being a statesman
Tagalog palabanwahan
- palabanwahancraft or skill or being a statesman
Cite this entry
APA
statesmanship. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/statesmanship
MLA
“statesmanship.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/statesmanship. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “statesmanship,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/statesmanship.
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