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senatorial [ sen-uh -tawr -ee-uh l, -tohr - ] SHOW IPA
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adjective
of, pertaining to, characteristic of, or befitting a senator or senate: senatorial oratory.
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OTHER WORDS FROM senatorial sen·a·to·ri·al·ly, adverb non·sen·a·to·ri·al, adjective
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How to use senatorial in a sentence An extended delay in responding to a senatorial inquiry is two months, not almost two years.
I think that three senatorial terms, 18 years, would be enough for a justice.
By a vote of 20-4, Catholic University of America’s Student Government Association voted in support of a resolution to request the official recognition of CUAllies after three hours of public comment and senatorial debate.
This time, Miller learned from his misreading of the Peach State and the nailed the outcomes of the two senatorial races.
Given that most polls got the presidential election so wrong, folks are looking for a more reliable, scientific forecast for the crucial senatorial runoffs in Georgia.
Much the same suburban swing can be seen in the critical senatorial races races where the Democrats lost seats.
That was some $30 million more than the $98 million raised by its rival, the National Republican Senatorial Committee.
Republican senatorial candidate Terri Lynn Land is losing in Michigan.
Just give the National Republican Senatorial Committee all your details.
The Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee is calling their $60 million turnout operation “the Bannock Street Project.”
But this was startling news—that Thatcher was measuring himself for a senatorial toga.
The two elements in the aristocratic party above referred to were the senatorial families and the wealthy mercantile interests.
The senatorial party now had the opportunity to secure their prey, and immediately proceeded to accomplish their purpose.
Soon after his return Sulla was joined by many of the senatorial party, with large levies of soldiers.
The history of the construction of the Palace is obscure and confusing,—a bald array of senatorial decrees and dates.
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British Dictionary definitions for senatorial
adjective
of, relating to, befitting, or characteristic of a senator
composed of senators
mainly US electing or entitled to representation by a senator senatorial districts
Derived forms of senatorial senatorially , adverb Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition
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