A statesman or stateswoman is a

politician A politician is a person who participates in Public policy, policy-making processes, usually holding an elective position in government. Politicians represent the people, make decisions, and influence the formulation of public policy. The roles ...

or a leader in an organization who has had a long and respected career at the national or international level, or in a given field. Statesman or statesmen may also refer to:

Newspapers

United States

* ''The Statesman'' (Denver, Colorado), early name of the Denver Star, a defunct African American weekly newspaper published in Denver, Colorado * ''The Statesman'' (Oregon), a newspaper in Salem, Oregon, merged into the ''Statesman Journal'' * ''The Statesman'' (Pittsburgh), a 19th-century newspaper in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania * ''The Statesman'' (Stony Brook), the student newspaper of Stony Brook University, New York * '' The Colorado Statesman'', a now defunct weekly newspaper published in Denver, Colorado * ''

Idaho Statesman The ''Idaho Statesman'' is the daily newspaper of Boise, Idaho, in the western United States. It is owned by The McClatchy Company. History The paper was first published as the ''Idaho Tri-Weekly Statesman'' on July 26, 1864, by James S. Reynold ...

'', a newspaper in Boise, Idaho * '' Michigan Statesman'', an early name of the ''Kalamazoo Gazette'', Kalamazoo, Michigan * '' Mountain Statesman'', Grafton, West Virginia * ''The Statesman'' (Georgia), newspaper published in Georgia in the period 1932-1956

Elsewhere

* '' The Canadian Statesman'', published in Bowmanville, Ontario, Canada from 1894 to 2008 * '' The Statesman Newspaper'', the oldest mainstream newspaper in Ghana * ''The Statesman'' (India), an Indian English newspaper * '' Dainik Statesman'', an Indian Bengali newspaper * ''The Statesman'' (Pakistan), a Pakistani newspaper

Arts and entertainment

* ''Statesman'' (novel), a 1986 novel by Piers Anthony * ''Statesman'' (Marvel Cinematic Universe), a spaceship in the Marvel Cinematic Universe * The Statesmen, aka

The Statesmen Quartet The Statesmen Quartet (also known as Hovie Lister and The Statesmen Quartet) were an American southern gospel quartet founded in 1948 by Baptist Minister Hovie Lister. Along with the Blackwood Brothers, the Statesmen Quartet were considered ...

, a gospel music group * Statesman, the American counterpart to the Kingsman organization in the film '' Kingsman: The Golden Circle''

Automobiles

* Statesman (automobile), produced by Australian General Motors subsidiary Holden from 1971 to 1985 *

Nash Statesman The Nash Statesman is a full-sized automobile that was built by Nash Motors for the 1950 through 1956 model years in two generations. The Statesman series was positioned below the top-line Nash Ambassador and above the Nash Rambler. First g ...

, produced by Nash, Nash-Kelvinator Corporation, and American Motors

Other uses

* , a British Royal Navy submarine * ''Statesman'' (dialogue), a Socratic dialogue written by Plato * Packard Bell Statesman, an economy line of notebook computers introduced in 1993 *

Statesmen (conspiracy theory) The Statesmen, or Statesmen Clan (, ''"valstybininkų" klanas'', generally written with quote marks) is a conspiracy theory which claims that a deep state of unelected officials, based in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the State Security Depa ...

, a conspiracy theory in Lithuania * ''The Statesman'', an 1836 essay by Henry Taylor * Statesman, a man who lives on a

landed estate In real estate, a landed property or landed estate is a property that generates income for the owner (typically a member of the gentry) without the owner having to do the actual work of the estate. In medieval Western Europe, there were two compe ...