Skip to main content
Glite Dictionary
senatorship

senatorship

1 7.2
The job of a person who speaks for people and helps make a country's laws
  • noun
  • /ˈsɛnəˌtɚʃɪp/
translation icon : senaduría

Examples

  • Those interested in national legislation toured the country, buying senatorships for like-minded statesmen.

    Blog text (4)

  • After years of campaigning, she finally secured her senatorship in the state legislature.

  • His senatorship allowed him to influence key decisions affecting local communities.

  • Many young politicians aspire to gain a senatorship as a way to serve their constituents.

Synonyms

seat
vssenatorship
382 4.6

A position in a government body that someone wins in an election

is specific to one defined role within that official body not any position
legislatorship
vssenatorship
  • Formal
8.8

A time when a person works as an elected lawmaker

is limited to one specific kind of member within that lawmaking body

Surface Forms

senatorship singular
senatorships plural

Morphology

senatorship = senator (transparent) = senator + ship

Formed by adding the productive noun-forming suffix '-ship' to 'senator' yielding the office or status, a meaning readily inferable by learners.

Etymology

Senatorship comes from senator, which comes from the old Latin word senex meaning 'old man' and shares the same root as senior. A senator was originally an older, respected leader chosen to advise, so a senatorship is the position of being that member.