A senator is a member of a political Senate, for example in the United States or Australia.
government
senator in British English
(ˈsɛnətə)
noun
1. (often capital)
a member of a Senate or senate
2.
any legislator or statesman
senator in American English
(ˈsɛnətər)
noun
a member of a senate
Word origin
ME senatour < OFr senateur < L senator
Examples of 'senator' in a sentence
senator
The first concerns the right of cultural councils to elect senators.
Tomlinson, Richard Urbanization in Post-Apartheid South Africa (1990)
Each cultural council is further empowered with the right to elect a senator.
Tomlinson, Richard Urbanization in Post-Apartheid South Africa (1990)
In 12 years as a senator and congressman he failed to sponsor a single law.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
The senators also asked the companies to revisit their policies and practices governing modifications involving mortgage-backed securities issued by the agencies.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
He was elected as a senator for West Virginia a record nine times.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
Although blinded in childhood, he had qualified as a lawyer and become a senator for Oklahoma.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
He noted past examples of a Democratic and a Republican senator who had run as independents and rejoined their party months after winning an election.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
A former senator and Cabinet member, he had more political stature by far than any previous governor of the territory.
Garraty, John Arthur The American Nation: A History of the United States to 1877 (1995)