Meaning

7 senses
  1. A member, normally elected, in the house or chamber of a legislature called a senate, as, for instance, the legislatures of the United States and Canada.

    Senator, Senatorin

    сена́торsenátor, сена́торшаsenátorša

    сена́торsenátor, сена́торкаsenátorka

    a member of a senate

  2. (dated)A member of any legislative body or parliament, particularly the British Parliament.

  3. (historical)A member of the ancient Roman Senate.

  4. (historical)A member of a governing council in other states in the ancient world.

  5. A member of the ruler’s council or governing council in general, a leading statesman.

  6. In Germany, a minister of the executive branch of government in the city states of Berlin, Bremen, and Hamburg; and a government official of cities that were part of the Hanseatic League.

    сена́торsenátor

    сена́торsenátor

  7. (obsolete)An important church official.

Examples

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  1. I'm a senator.

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  2. Tom Jackson was a senator.

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  3. Tom Jackson is a senator.

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  4. I'm thinking of running for senator.

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  5. The senator denied repeated requests for an interview.

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Translations

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member in the house or chamber of a legislature called a senate:
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member in the house or chamber of a legislature called a senate:
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By meaning 1
member in the house or chamber of a legislature called a senate:

Origin

From Latin senātor, ultimately from senex (“old”), equivalent to senate + -or.

From Latin senātor, ultimately from senex (“old”), equivalent to senate + -or.

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Forms

plural: senators
Singularsenator
Pluralsenators

regular

Word family

6 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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