- high in rank or status; higher in rank or status than others
- a senior official/officer/manager/executive
- a senior adviser/analyst/lecturer
- a senior partner in a law firm
- She is senior vice president of marketing.
- senior figures in the Labour party
- senior members of staff
- a senior position
- a senior post/job
- I have ten years' experience at senior management level.
- (British English) Junior nurses usually work alongside more senior nurses.
- He is a former senior civil servant who now runs a campaign website.
- senior to somebody He is senior to me.
- The meeting should be chaired by the most senior person present.
Extra ExamplesTopics People in societyb2, Jobsb2- She wasn't senior enough to take such a decision.
- I'm looking for a more senior position.
- She's a senior lecturer at the university.
- There have been large pay rises for the senior grades.
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- [only before noun] for adults or people at a more advanced level
- to take part in senior competitions
- his first game of senior football
- He won the senior men's 400 metres.
- [only before noun] for senior citizens (= older people, especially those who have retired from work)
- Get one third off rail fares with a senior railcard.
- senior discounts/concessions
- Senior(abbreviation Snr, Sr)used after the name of a man who has the same name as his son, to make it clear who is being referred to compare juniorTopics Family and relationshipsc1
- [only before noun] (British English) (of a school or part of a school) for children over the age of 11 or 13Topics Educationc1
- [only before noun] (North American English) connected with the last year in high school or college
- the senior prom
of high rank
in sport
for older people
father
school/college
Word Originlate Middle English: from Latin, literally ‘older, older man’, comparative of senex, sen- ‘old man, old’.
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