senator
noun
sen·a·tor ˈse-nə-tər 
: a member of a senate
senatorship
ˈse-nə-tər-ˌship
noun 
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web More pressure came from a former Republican state senator, who called the hospital to complain about Herrin’s treatment. 
Mollie Simon, ProPublica, 7 Sep. 2022 And arguably, if there had been just one more Democratic senator, or certainly two, a major bill would have passed. Michael Tomasky, The New Republic, 6 Sep. 2022 Though members Congress and the state House of Representatives are elected every two years, in November, every state senator — five impacting Lake County — and all members of the County Board go before the voters. Steve Sadin, Chicago Tribune, 2 Sep. 2022 The judge's ruling dealt a blow to the GOP senator, a staunch Trump ally who had sought to avoid an appearance before the Fulton County grand jury. Kevin Johnson, USA TODAY, 1 Sep. 2022 In tweets Friday morning, the US senator, who does not represent the Biden administration, reiterated her support for Taiwan. Brad Lendon, CNN, 28 Aug. 2022 Born in 1987, 35-year-old Ossoff is more than seven years younger than the next-youngest United States senator, Josh Hawley of Missouri, who is 42 years old and was born in 1979. Katharina Buchholz, Forbes, 26 Aug. 2022 Bayh-Dole, a bipartisan piece of legislation supported by then-senator Joe Biden, changed that. Howard Dean, Fortune, 25 Aug. 2022 Earlier in his career, Crist was a Republican state senator, education commissioner and attorney general. Anthony Man, Sun Sentinel, 23 Aug. 2022 See More
Mollie Simon, ProPublica, 7 Sep. 2022 And arguably, if there had been just one more Democratic senator, or certainly two, a major bill would have passed. Michael Tomasky, The New Republic, 6 Sep. 2022 Though members Congress and the state House of Representatives are elected every two years, in November, every state senator — five impacting Lake County — and all members of the County Board go before the voters. Steve Sadin, Chicago Tribune, 2 Sep. 2022 The judge's ruling dealt a blow to the GOP senator, a staunch Trump ally who had sought to avoid an appearance before the Fulton County grand jury. Kevin Johnson, USA TODAY, 1 Sep. 2022 In tweets Friday morning, the US senator, who does not represent the Biden administration, reiterated her support for Taiwan. Brad Lendon, CNN, 28 Aug. 2022 Born in 1987, 35-year-old Ossoff is more than seven years younger than the next-youngest United States senator, Josh Hawley of Missouri, who is 42 years old and was born in 1979. Katharina Buchholz, Forbes, 26 Aug. 2022 Bayh-Dole, a bipartisan piece of legislation supported by then-senator Joe Biden, changed that. Howard Dean, Fortune, 25 Aug. 2022 Earlier in his career, Crist was a Republican state senator, education commissioner and attorney general. Anthony Man, Sun Sentinel, 23 Aug. 2022 See More Word History
Etymology
Middle English senatour, from Anglo-French senatur, from Latin senator, from senatus
First Known Use
13th century, in the meaning defined above
Kids Definition
senator
noun
sen·a·tor ˈse-nə-tər
: a member of a Senate
Legal Definition
senator
noun
sen·a·tor ˈse-nə-tər
: a member of a senate
senator
noun
as in congressman
a member of a senate or the U.S. Senate Republican senators a former senator Senator Inouye Synonyms & Similar Words
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