: a member of a senate

Examples of senator in a Sentence

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On Tuesday, Reuters reported that eight Republican senators had expressed doubts about Trump's nomination of Gabbard to lead the nation's intelligence community. Dan Perry, Newsweek, 18 Dec. 2024 Another person close to the transition team was more optimistic about Gabbard securing Senate approval but said several Republican senators and senators-elect plausibly could vote against Gabbard, including Susan Collins, Lisa Murkowski, John Curtis and Mitch McConnell. Andrea Shalal and Gram Slattery, USA TODAY, 18 Dec. 2024 Each state's electoral votes are the total number of its U.S. senators and members of Congress. Haley Bemiller, The Enquirer, 17 Dec. 2024 Hegseth is scheduled to resume meetings with senators Tuesday afternoon. Alexander Bolton, The Hill, 17 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for senator 

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

Time Traveler
The first known use of senator was in the 13th century

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“Senator.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/senator. Accessed 30 Dec. 2024.

Kids Definition

senator

noun
: a member of a senate

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senator

noun
: a member of a senate
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