Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The office or dignity of a senator.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun The office or dignity of a senator.
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- noun The characteristics, role, or position of a
senator .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun the office of senator
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Examples
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The State House at Trenton on the night previous to the balloting for the senatorship was a place of feverish activity.
Woodrow Wilson as I Know Him Joseph P. Tumulty
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The State House at Trenton on the night previous to the balloting for the senatorship was a place of feverish activity.
Woodrow Wilson as I know Him Tumulty, Joseph P 1921
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For the winning of the senatorship was the insignificant part of what he had undertaken; his momentous charge was to maintain a grand moral crusade, to stimulate and to vindicate a great uprising in the cause of humanity and of justice.
Abraham Lincoln Morse, John T 1899
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Why, because he accepted an appointment from a duly elected Governor for a senatorship, from the State of Illinois.
Major Hurdle May Be Cleared for Illinois Senate Appointment - The Caucus Blog - NYTimes.com 2009
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Likewise, the “pro-choice” concept met public demand so long as Romney Inc. was a Boston-based senatorship and governorship-seeking enterprise.
Can you count on Mitt Romney's never-ending pasta bowl? Ezra Klein 2010
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Here's their latest update on Sean Hannity's view of nutjob Illinois governor Rod Blagojevich, caught last week auctioning off the senatorship now that Obama's moved on and Obama or his still-under-construction administration.
Archive 2008-12-01 West End Bob 2008
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One question that will likely be addressed by those with cogent gender-analytical skills is whether marriage has become the new senatorship.
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And when Clinton says she will ‘fight’ what is she applying for the presidency or a senatorship?
Obama Takes a Pass on Race Remarks - The Caucus Blog - NYTimes.com 2008
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Though I have missed the senatorship, they will win it nobly by devoting themselves to the affairs of the country, and doing such service as is not soon forgotten.
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Though I have missed the senatorship, they will win it nobly by devoting themselves to the affairs of the country, and doing such service as is not soon forgotten.
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