senator
A member, normally elected, in the house or chamber of a legislature called a senate,…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.
» I'm a senator.
Meaning
7 sensesA 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
(dated)A member of any legislative body or parliament, particularly the British Parliament.
(historical)A member of the ancient Roman Senate.
(historical)A member of a governing council in other states in the ancient world.
A member of the ruler’s council or governing council in general, a leading statesman.
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
(obsolete)An important church official.
Examples
66 sentencesI'm a senator.
Tom Jackson was a senator.
Tom Jackson is a senator.
I'm thinking of running for senator.
The senator denied repeated requests for an interview.
Translations
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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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