Meanings
senator1
nounsenator (plural senators)
plural senators · alternative obsolete senatour
- A member, normally elected, in the house or chamber of a legislature called a senate, as, for instance, the legislatures of the United States and Canada.
I was a United States senator-elect at age thirty.
2007, Joe Biden, Promises to Keep, New York: Random House, published 2008, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 781 more example
It was disbanded when Derrick was only six, after that grouchy old ultra-Libertarian Senator Timothy de Illy made “welfare hotel for Third-World nations” a household catchphrase.
2003, Olga Gardner Galvin, The Alphabet Challenge, Page 31 - datedA member of any legislative body or parliament, particularly the British Parliament.
- historicalA member of the ancient Roman Senate.
- A member of the ruler’s council or governing council in general, a leading statesman.
Both we will raigne as Conſuls of the earth, And mightie kings ſhall be our Senators.
c. 1587–1588 (date written), [Christopher Marlowe], Tamburlaine the Great. […] The First Part […], 2nd edition, part 1, London: […] [R. Robinson for] Richard Iones, […], published 1592, →OCLC; reprinted as Tamburlaine the Great (A Scolar Press Facsimile), Menston, Yorkshire; London: Scolar Press, 1973, →ISBN, Act I, scene ii - In Germany, a minister of the executive branch of government in the city states of Berlin, Bremen, and Hamburg; and a government official of cities that were part of the Hanseatic League.
Senator2
nounSenator (plural Senators)
plural Senators
- The title for someone who is elected to be a senator.
The legislation, sponsored by Senators Bernie Sanders (I-VT), Lee, and Murphy, required the president to withdraw all forces from Yemen (except those participating in antiterrorism operations against AQAP) within 30 days of enactment.
2021, Kelly A. McHugh, “President vs. Congress: U.S. Intervention in the Yemeni Civil War”, in Ralph G. Carter, editor, Contemporary Cases in U.S. Foreign Policy: From National Security to Human Security, 6th edition, Rowman & Littlefield, →ISBN, part II (Policymaking Actors and Influencers), page 135
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Afrikaans senator
- senatormember in the house or chamber of a legislature called a senate
Arabic سِنَاتُور, سِنَاتُورَة
- سِنَاتُور (sinātūr)member in the house or chamber of a legislature called a senate
- سِنَاتُورَة (sinātūra)member in the house or chamber of a legislature called a senate
- سِنَاتُور (sinātūr)historic: position in government of ancient Rome
Basque senatari
- senatarimember in the house or chamber of a legislature called a senate
Bengali সিনেটার
- সিনেটার (śineṭar)member in the house or chamber of a legislature called a senate
Bulgarian сена́тор, сена́торка
- сена́тор (senátor)member in the house or chamber of a legislature called a senate
- сена́торка (senátorka)member in the house or chamber of a legislature called a senate
- сена́тор (senátor)historic: position in government of ancient Rome
Catalan senador, senadora
- senadormember in the house or chamber of a legislature called a senate
- senadoramember in the house or chamber of a legislature called a senate
Chinese Mandarin 參議員 /参议员, 元老
- 參議員 /参议员 (cānyìyuán)member in the house or chamber of a legislature called a senate
- 元老 (yuánlǎo)historic: position in government of ancient Rome
Czech senátor, senátorka
- senátormember in the house or chamber of a legislature called a senate
- senátorkamember in the house or chamber of a legislature called a senate
Danish senator, senator
- senatormember in the house or chamber of a legislature called a senate
- senatorhistoric: position in government of ancient Rome
Dutch senator, senator
- senatormember in the house or chamber of a legislature called a senate
- senatorhistoric: position in government of ancient Rome
Esperanto senatano, senatanino
- senatanomember in the house or chamber of a legislature called a senate
- senataninomember in the house or chamber of a legislature called a senate
- senatanohistoric: position in government of ancient Rome
Estonian senaator
- senaatormember in the house or chamber of a legislature called a senate
Finnish senaattori, senaattori
- senaattorimember in the house or chamber of a legislature called a senate
- senaattorihistoric: position in government of ancient Rome
French sénateur, sénatrice
- sénateurmember in the house or chamber of a legislature called a senate
- sénatricemember in the house or chamber of a legislature called a senate
German Senator, Senatorin
- Senatormember in the house or chamber of a legislature called a senate
- Senatorinmember in the house or chamber of a legislature called a senate
Greek γερουσιαστής, γερουσιάστρια
- γερουσιαστής (gerousiastís)member in the house or chamber of a legislature called a senate
- γερουσιάστρια (gerousiástria)member in the house or chamber of a legislature called a senate
- συγκλητικός (sygklitikós)historic: position in government of ancient Rome
Hawaiian kenekoa
- kenekoamember in the house or chamber of a legislature called a senate
Hebrew סֵנָטוֹר, סנאטור
- סֵנָטוֹרmember in the house or chamber of a legislature called a senate
- סנאטור (senátor)member in the house or chamber of a legislature called a senate
- סנאטורית (senatorit)member in the house or chamber of a legislature called a senate
- סֵנָטוֹרhistoric: position in government of ancient Rome
- סנאטור (senátor)historic: position in government of ancient Rome
Hindi सीनेटर
- सीनेटर (sīneṭar)member in the house or chamber of a legislature called a senate
Hungarian szenátor
- szenátormember in the house or chamber of a legislature called a senate
Icelandic öldungaráðsmaður
- öldungaráðsmaðurmember in the house or chamber of a legislature called a senate
Indonesian senator, senator
- senatormember in the house or chamber of a legislature called a senate
- senatorhistoric: position in government of ancient Rome
Irish seanadóir, seanadóir
- seanadóirmember in the house or chamber of a legislature called a senate
- seanadóirhistoric: position in government of ancient Rome
Italian senatore, senatrice
- senatoremember in the house or chamber of a legislature called a senate
- senatricemember in the house or chamber of a legislature called a senate
Japanese 上院議員
- 上院議員 (jōin giin)member in the house or chamber of a legislature called a senate
Korean 상원의원
- 상원의원 (sang'wonuiwon)member in the house or chamber of a legislature called a senate
Latin senātor, senātrīx
- senātormember in the house or chamber of a legislature called a senate
- senātrīxmember in the house or chamber of a legislature called a senate
- senātorhistoric: position in government of ancient Rome
Latvian senators
- senatorsmember in the house or chamber of a legislature called a senate
Lithuanian senatorius
- senatoriusmember in the house or chamber of a legislature called a senate
Malay senator
- senatormember in the house or chamber of a legislature called a senate
Norwegian Bokmål senator, senator
- senatormember in the house or chamber of a legislature called a senate
- senatorhistoric: position in government of ancient Rome
Polish senator, senatorka
- senatormember in the house or chamber of a legislature called a senate
- senatorkamember in the house or chamber of a legislature called a senate
Portuguese senador, senadora
- senadormember in the house or chamber of a legislature called a senate
- senadoramember in the house or chamber of a legislature called a senate
Romanian senator, senatoare
- senatormember in the house or chamber of a legislature called a senate
- senatoaremember in the house or chamber of a legislature called a senate
- senatorhistoric: position in government of ancient Rome
Russian сена́тор, сена́торша
- сена́тор (senátor)member in the house or chamber of a legislature called a senate
- сена́торша (senátorša)member in the house or chamber of a legislature called a senate
- сена́тор (senátor)historic: position in government of ancient Rome
Slovak senátor, senátorka
- senátormember in the house or chamber of a legislature called a senate
- senátorkamember in the house or chamber of a legislature called a senate
Spanish senador, senadora
- senadormember in the house or chamber of a legislature called a senate
- senadoramember in the house or chamber of a legislature called a senate
Swahili seneta
- senetamember in the house or chamber of a legislature called a senate
Swedish senator, senator
- senatormember in the house or chamber of a legislature called a senate
- senatorhistoric: position in government of ancient Rome
Tagalog senador
- senadormember in the house or chamber of a legislature called a senate
Thai สมาชิกวุฒิสภา, วุฒิสมาชิก
- สมาชิกวุฒิสภา (sà-maa-chík-wút-tí-sà-paa)member in the house or chamber of a legislature called a senate
- วุฒิสมาชิก (wút-tí-sà-maa-chík)member in the house or chamber of a legislature called a senate
- ส.ว. (sɔ̌ɔ.wɔɔ.)member in the house or chamber of a legislature called a senate
Turkish senatör
- senatörmember in the house or chamber of a legislature called a senate
Ukrainian сена́тор, сена́торка
- сена́тор (senátor)member in the house or chamber of a legislature called a senate
- сена́торка (senátorka)member in the house or chamber of a legislature called a senate
- сена́тор (senátor)historic: position in government of ancient Rome
Urdu سِینیٹَر
- سِینیٹَر (sīneṭar)member in the house or chamber of a legislature called a senate
Vietnamese nghị sĩ, thượng nghị sĩ
- nghị sĩmember in the house or chamber of a legislature called a senate
- thượng nghị sĩmember in the house or chamber of a legislature called a senate
Welsh seneddwr
- seneddwrmember in the house or chamber of a legislature called a senate
Yiddish סענאַטאָר
- סענאַטאָר (senator)member in the house or chamber of a legislature called a senate
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APA
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MLA
“senator.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/senator. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “senator,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/senator.
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