Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A member of a senate.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A member of a senate. (See
senate , 1.) In Scotland the lords of session are calledsenators of the College of Justice . - noun In old English law, a member of the king's council; a king's councilor.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun A member of a senate.
- noun (O.Eng.Law) A member of the king's council; a king's councilor.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun A member, normally
elected , in thehouse or chamber of alegislature called asenate . The legislatures of the United States and Canada have senators. - noun historical A position in
government held in ancientRome by experienced,elder officials asadvisors orconsultants for younger, less experienced functionaries. - noun A member of the king's council.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a member of a senate
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Examples
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You can’t run an ad about a senator that says ’senator x voted for law x’ within so many months of the election.
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DOBBS: How does it feel to hear the term senator elect?
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Dole is a one term senator, which is the next most structually vulnerable situation to an open seat.
Levellers 2008
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Dole is a one term senator, which is the next most structually vulnerable situation to an open seat.
Levellers 2008
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The watchdog group makes a special distinction for earmarks of which a senator is the sole sponsor.
In history of Hawaiian leaders, Daniel Inouye stands alone Jason Horowitz 2010
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Now I completely understand, the senator is the mouthpiece of the insurance industry.
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The Oklahoma senator is the top Republican on the Environment and Public Works Committee and said a cap-and-trade bill has no chance of passing the Senate.
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The five-term senator is up for re-election next year and is fighting for his political life.
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Anyone that would vote for this dismal excuse of a senator is the same!
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"Although the senator is aware of the question, a comment wouldn't be appropriate right now," he said.
Tim Webster 2010
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