-ˌship noun
1. : the art or practice of conducting governmental affairs : political leadership
those who are fit for the highest duties of statesmanship such as the final choice of means and ends — G.H.Sabine
stupid, stubborn statesmanship , without vision or imagination — C.G.Bowers
2. : leadership characterized by wisdom, breadth of vision, or regard for the general welfare rather than partisan interest
transforms opportunism into idealism, or politics into statesmanship — R.B.Perry
forgot statesmanship and embraced politics — New York Herald Tribune Book Review
a task demanding a high level of educational statesmanship — J.D.Russell & C.H.Judd
industrial statesmanship
labor statesmanship