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senator

senator

∞ 3.3
A person in a senate who helps make national laws
  • noun
  • /ˈsɛnətər/
translation icon : senador
  • We're grateful to welcome today's guest, Senator Bernie Sanders.
  • a state senator
  • a Republican senator
  • a U.S. senator

Today's guest is a senator from the state of Ohio.

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Examples

  • Today's guest is a senator from the state of Ohio.

    Theo Von

  • And it makes sense that you are the senator from Massachusetts.

    Hasan Minhaj

  • Well, is, is Senator Paul Brown in the audience?

  • You get a job working for then Senator Joe Biden as what?

    Megyn Kelly

  • Of course, I would say most senators tried to learn the deal.

    Harvard University

  • Can you please stand as our new senator from Maine?

  • Please welcome back to the Late Show Senator Elizabeth Warren.

  • Think about Jim Inhofe, the senator from our state.

  • Accordingly, umbrella legislation was introduced by Senator Edward M. Kennedy as the Civil Rights Act of 1990.

    Academic text (1990)

  • The senator from California delivered a passionate speech about climate change.

Synonyms

politician
vssenator
∞ 2.9

A person who works in government or politics, often as an elected leader

is specifically an officeholder in a senate rather than a general political professional
lawmaker
vssenator
244 3.2

A person who votes on laws in national or local government

is a formal officeholder serving in a senate rather than a general public term
legislator
vssenator
180 5.5

A person who makes laws as a member of a government group

is specifically part of a senate rather than any other legislative chamber
congresswoman
vssenator
  • US
149 3.5

A woman who is a member of a national law-making body, especially in the United States

is a member of a senate without any gender specification
congressperson
vssenator
  • US
8 3.4

A member of the United States Congress who represents people in a district

is a member of a senate specifically rather than any congressional chamber
congresscritter
vssenator
  • Offensive
1 9.8

Someone in the United States Congress who people call in a joking or slightly critical way

is a formal officeholder in a senate rather than a joking or critical label

Compounds

state senator
  • US
37 3.5

A person who makes and votes on laws for a state

How Senior

veteran
153 4.1
senator
∞ 3.3

Surface Forms

senator singular
senators plural

Morphology

senator = senate (transparent) = senate + or

The word is a regular agent noun meaning a person who belongs to or serves in a senate.

Etymology

The word senator comes from the Latin senex, which means 'old man' or 'elder', and it shares the same root as English senior. Long ago, senators were the elders chosen to give advice, so today a senator is a member of a government council.