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Definition of senator noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

senator

noun
 
 
/ˈsenətə(r)/
 
/ˈsenətər/
(often Senator)
(abbreviation Sen.)
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  1. a member of a senate
    • Senator McCarthy
    • She has served as a Democratic senator for North Carolina since 2009.
    Extra Examples
    • a Republican state senator
    • the former US Senator, James Hurley
    • He was elected senator for Pennsylvania.
    • There was a visit to the area by a delegation of senior US senators.
    Topics Politicsc1
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • American
    • US
    • Democratic
    • …
    verb + senator
    • elect
    • elect somebody (as)
    • become
    • …
    phrases
    • senators and congressmen
    • senators and representatives
    • senators on both sides of the aisle
    • …
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    Word OriginMiddle English (denoting a member of the ancient Roman senate): from Old French senateur, from Latin senator, from senex ‘old man’.
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