Behaving the way a great and wise leader would behave. It describes actions, words, and manner — not the person's job. So a statesmanlike speech is calm, generous, and looks at the whole country rather than one party; a statesmanlike response is one where someone under attack stays dignified instead of hitting back. The word is praise, and speakers know it: when a commentator says "that was statesmanlike", they are giving a mark of approval, and when they say "hardly statesmanlike", they are telling you someone behaved small and petty. Here is the useful part. Because it describes behaviour, it can be used about people who are not national leaders at all — a company boss, a union head, even a school principal can act in a statesmanlike way. That is where it earns its keep, and it is more common in that stretched use than you might expect. It is formal, and it belongs to news commentary and political writing rather than everyday talk. And note that it carries the same -man problem as statesman: some writers now prefer dignified, presidential, or above the fray.

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