senator

noun

sen·​a·​tor ˈse-nə-tər How to pronounce senator (audio)
: a member of a senate
senatorship noun

Examples of senator in a Sentence

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On Thursday, senators demanded to know why close calls between military helicopters and passenger planes went unchecked for so long at DCA. Ron Estes, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Mar. 2025 Pennsylvania is a rare state with a Republican and a Democratic senator, and this was going to be their first-ever joint event. Ryan Deto, Axios, 28 Mar. 2025 Blagojevich had served eight years in prison after he was convicted of attempting to sell the Senate seat vacated by Barack Obama, after the first-term senator was elected president in 2008. Dan Mangan, CNBC, 28 Mar. 2025 That year, foreign agents working for Venable sent the senator’s chief of staff multiple texts and emails attempting to organize a trip to Qatar, according to FARA records. Robert Schmad, The Washington Examiner, 28 Mar. 2025 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 2 Apr. 2025.

Kids Definition

senator

noun
sen·​a·​tor ˈsen-ət-ər How to pronounce senator (audio)
: a member of a senate
senatorship noun

Legal Definition

senator

noun
sen·​a·​tor ˈse-nə-tər How to pronounce senator (audio)
: a member of a senate
senatorial adjective

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