US /ˈsɛn.ə.tɚ/ UK /ˈsɛn.ə.tə/
noun Freq #2632

Meanings

  1. 1
    noun

    A member of a senate, the higher house of a parliament or legislature.

    The senator voted in favour of the new education bill.

Thesaurus

Word family
Forms senators
Derived forms nonsenatorsenatoresssenatorship
Related forms senatesenatresssenatrix

Etymology

From Latin senātor, ultimately from senex (“old”), equivalent to senate + -or.

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