senator

[ sen-uh-ter ]

/ ˈsɛn ə tər /

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noun (often initial capital letter)

a member of a senate.

Senator. (in the U.S.) a title of respect accorded a person who is or has been a member of the Senate.

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Origin of senator

First recorded in 1175–1225; Middle English senatour, from Anglo-French, from Latin senātor, equivalent to sen(ātus) “council of elders” + -ātor noun suffix; see senate, -ator

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sen·a·tor·ship, noun

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senarius, senarmontite, senary, senate, Senate, United States, senator, senatorial, senatorial courtesy, senatorial district, senatus consultum, send

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How to use senator in a sentence

Republicans, with the exception of a few senators, are still functioning as though they were in 2020.
Senate Republicans take note: The public is moving in favor of conviction|Jennifer Rubin|February 9, 2021|Washington Post
Manchin is working with a bipartisan group of senators on this more targeted approach.
Here’s the new Democratic plan for $1,400 stimulus checks|Heather Long, Jeff Stein|February 5, 2021|Washington Post
Rob Portman, a long-serving senator from Ohio, is Greene’s antithesis.
Rob Portman has done more damage to America than Marjorie Taylor Greene|Max Boot|February 1, 2021|Washington Post
“Good transportation policy can play no less a role than making possible the American Dream,” he told senators during the hearing.
Senate committee approves Pete Buttigieg’s nomination as transportation secretary|Ian Duncan|January 27, 2021|Washington Post

The senator has responded by ridiculing Rogen, calling him a “moron” and framing him as a “rich, angry Hollywood celebrity” whose politics conflict with “blue-collar” workers or union members.
Seth Rogen says calling his criticism of Ted Cruz a ‘Twitter spat’ distracts from the real political issue|Sonia Rao|January 27, 2021|Washington Post
How far has Congress really evolved on race when in 50 years it has gone from one black senator to two?
The Unbearable Whiteness of Congress|Dean Obeidallah|January 8, 2015|DAILY BEAST
Ed Brooke, the first African-American Senator since Reconstruction, embraced fights with the left and right.
Ed Brooke: The Senate's Civil Rights Pioneer and Prophet of a Post-Racial America|John Avlon|January 4, 2015|DAILY BEAST
I am reminded of the story of Senator Bernie Sanders (Independent, VT) walking along the shores of Lake Champlain.
Santa Fails One More Time|P. J. O’Rourke|December 27, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The Kentucky senator seems to be making the ‘Seinfeld’ holiday a tradition on Twitter.
Rand Paul Has a Few Festivus Grievances|Ben Jacobs|December 23, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The biggest blowback will be against the ‘reforming’ Kentucky senator, because Republicans back cops, period.
GOP Won’t Forgive Rand for Cop Critique|Lloyd Green|December 23, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Then I'll take you to Sacramento with me next year—I'm a senator this term—as my private secretary, and you'll learn a lot.
Ancestors|Gertrude Atherton
Apollonius, a senator of the empire, was put to death at Rome, and we read of numerous martyrdoms elsewhere.
The Catacombs of Rome|William Henry Withrow
He might climb higher and become a United States Senator, but the corporation finds him too useful here.
Ancestors|Gertrude Atherton
Samuel Putnam, a Massachusetts judge and senator, died at Somerville, aged 85.
The Every Day Book of History and Chronology|Joel Munsell
He sold out to Senator Swink and others and moved on to Chicago, his early stamping ground.
Hooded Detective, Volume III No. 2, January, 1942|Various

British Dictionary definitions for senator

senator

/ (ˈsɛnətə) /

noun

(often capital) a member of a Senate or senate

any legislator or statesman

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