senator

ˈsɛnətə

Definition

Definition of senator - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

government officialmember of a legislative body in various countries

The senator proposed a new healthcare bill..

congressman

legislator

politicsmember of the upper house in the bicameral legislatures of some countries

She was elected as a senator in the national congress..

congressman

legislator

Roman history

Rare

member of the ancient Roman Senate

Rare

Cicero was a famous Roman senator.

councilor

legislator

statesman

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state senator

member of a state's legislative senate

The state senator proposed a new education bill.

Origin of senator

Latin, senatus (council of elders)

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Sen.

abbr.

abr: Senator

member of a senate

senatorial

adj.

election

entitled to elect a senator

senatorship

political role

position or office of a senator

Examples of senator in a sentence

A senator from New York voiced her concerns.
The senator proposed a new bill.
Each senator has a unique role in the government.
The senator proposed new laws in the Roman Senate.
A senator's influence was significant in ancient Rome.

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French:sénateur, sénatrice, ...
German:Senator, Senatorin, ...
Italian:senatore, senatore romano, ...
Spanish:legislador, miembro del Senado, ...
Portuguese:senador, ...
Chinese:参议员, 元老, ...
Japanese:上院議員, 二院制議会の上院議員, ...
Arabic:سِيناتور, عُضْو مَجْلِس الشُّيُوخ الرُّومَانِي, ...
Hebrew:סֶנָאטוֹר, ...
Russian:сенатор, член Сената, ...
Ukrainian:сенатор, член Сенату, ...
Hindi:सीनेटर, उच्च सदन का सदस्य, ...
Bengali:সিনেটর, উচ্চকক্ষের সদস্য, ...
Catalan:senador, membre de la cambra alta, ...
Czech:senátor, ...
Danish:senator, medlem af overhuset, ...
Dutch:senator, senatorenlid, ...
Greek:γερουσιαστής, μέλος της άνω βουλής, ...
Hungarian:szenátor, felsőházi tag, ...
Khmer:សមាជិកព្រឹទ្ធសភា, ព្រឹទ្ធសមាជិក, ...
Korean:상원의원, 상원 의원, ...
Persian:سناتور, عضو مجلس علیا, ...
Polish:senator, ...
Portuguese (BR):senador, senador romano, ...
Romanian:senator, membru al camerei superioare, ...
Swedish:senator, senatsmedlem, ...
Thai:วุฒิสมาชิก, วุฒิสมาชิกโรมัน, ...
Turkish:senatör, senato üyesi, ...
Vietnamese:thượng nghị sĩ, nghị sĩ thượng viện, ...

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Noun

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