Dictionary

senator en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• (Southern-England) audio
• /ˈsɛn.ə.tə/ (Received-Pronunciation)
• /ˈsɛn.ə.tɚ/ (General-American)

Etymology

From Latin senātor, ultimately from senex (“old”), equivalent to senate + -or.

Meanings

1. 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 78:
   • 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
2. (dated) A member of any legislative body or parliament, particularly the British Parliament.
3. (historical) A member of the ancient Roman Senate.
4. (historical) A member of a governing council in other states in the ancient world.
5. 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:
6. (obsolete) An important church official.
7. 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.

Forms

Coordinates

MP · congresswoman · congressman

Deriveds

nonsenator · senatoress · senatorship

Relateds

senatrix · senate · senatress

Translations (130)

ms senator (member in the house or chamber of a legislature called a senate) · ru сена́тор (member in the house or chamber of a legislature called a senate) · mn сенатч (member in the house or chamber of a legislature called a senate) · hi सीनेटर (member in the house or chamber of a legislature called a senate) · de Senatorin (member in the house or chamber of a legislature called a senate) · id senator (member in the house or chamber of a legislature called a senate) · ja 上院議員 (member in the house or chamber of a legislature called a senate) · id senator (historic: position in government of ancient Rome) · sk senátor (member in the house or chamber of a legislature called a senate) · he סנאטור (member in the house or chamber of a legislature called a senate) · uk сена́тор (historic: position in government of ancient Rome) · ur سِینیٹَر (member in the house or chamber of a legislature called a senate) · vi nghị sĩ (member in the house or chamber of a legislature called a senate) · et senaator (member in the house or chamber of a legislature called a senate) · haw kenekoa (member in the house or chamber of a legislature called a senate) · nb senator (member in the house or chamber of a legislature called a senate) · nl senator (member in the house or chamber of a legislature called a senate) · es senadora (member in the house or chamber of a legislature called a senate) · sv senator (member in the house or chamber of a legislature called a senate) · fa-ira سِناتور (member in the house or chamber of a legislature called a senate) · be сэна́тарка (member in the house or chamber of a legislature called a senate) · ka სენატორი (historic: position in government of ancient Rome) · hrx Sënatoer (member in the house or chamber of a legislature called a senate) · be сена́тарка (member in the house or chamber of a legislature called a senate) · vi thượng nghị sĩ (member in the house or chamber of a legislature called a senate) · ar سِنَاتُور (historic: position in government of ancient Rome) · af senator (member in the house or chamber of a legislature called a senate) · uk сена́торка (member in the house or chamber of a legislature called a senate) · fa-ira سِناتور (historic: position in government of ancient Rome) · ro senator (member in the house or chamber of a legislature called a senate) · cmn 元老 (historic: position in government of ancient Rome) · yo sẹ́nétọ̀ (member in the house or chamber of a legislature called a senate) · tr senatör (member in the house or chamber of a legislature called a senate) · ky сенатор (member in the house or chamber of a legislature called a senate) · fi senaattori (member in the house or chamber of a legislature called a senate) · ig senētọ̄ (member in the house or chamber of a legislature called a senate) · fr sénatrice (member in the house or chamber of a legislature called a senate) · cs senátorka (member in the house or chamber of a legislature called a senate) · mn сенатор (member in the house or chamber of a legislature called a senate) · st mosenate (member in the house or chamber of a legislature called a senate) · be сена́тар (member in the house or chamber of a legislature called a senate) · th สมาชิกวุฒิสภา (member in the house or chamber of a legislature called a senate) · sw seneta (member in the house or chamber of a legislature called a senate) · bg сена́тор (member in the house or chamber of a legislature called a senate) · eu senatari (member in the house or chamber of a legislature called a senate) · nn senator (member in the house or chamber of a legislature called a senate) · sh сѐна̄тор (member in the house or chamber of a legislature called a senate) · he סנאטורית (member in the house or chamber of a legislature called a senate) · ca senador (member in the house or chamber of a legislature called a senate) · pl senator (member in the house or chamber of a legislature called a senate) · gl senador (member in the house or chamber of a legislature called a senate) · kk сенатор (member in the house or chamber of a legislature called a senate) · gl senador (historic: position in government of ancient Rome) · sga senatóir (historic: position in government of ancient Rome) · mk сена́тор (member in the house or chamber of a legislature called a senate) · tk senator (member in the house or chamber of a legislature called a senate) · ro senator (historic: position in government of ancient Rome) · da senator (historic: position in government of ancient Rome) · he סנאטור (historic: position in government of ancient Rome) · be сэна́тар (member in the house or chamber of a legislature called a senate) · uz senator (member in the house or chamber of a legislature called a senate) · ar سِنَاتُور (member in the house or chamber of a legislature called a senate) · gl senadora (member in the house or chamber of a legislature called a senate) · hu szenátor (member in the house or chamber of a legislature called a senate) · la senātrīx (member in the house or chamber of a legislature called a senate) · sh sènātor (member in the house or chamber of a legislature called a senate) · mk сена́торка (member in the house or chamber of a legislature called a senate) · it senatrice (member in the house or chamber of a legislature called a senate) · ru сена́торша (member in the house or chamber of a legislature called a senate) · eo senatanino (member in the house or chamber of a legislature called a senate) · pt senador (member in the house or chamber of a legislature called a senate) · be сэна́тар (historic: position in government of ancient Rome) · nrf sénateu (member in the house or chamber of a legislature called a senate) · bn সিনেটার (member in the house or chamber of a legislature called a senate) · cs senátor (member in the house or chamber of a legislature called a senate) · sl senator (member in the house or chamber of a legislature called a senate) · kmr senator (member in the house or chamber of a legislature called a senate) · ga seanadóir (historic: position in government of ancient Rome) · pl senatorka (member in the house or chamber of a legislature called a senate) · ro senatoare (member in the house or chamber of a legislature called a senate) · uk сена́тор (member in the house or chamber of a legislature called a senate) · th วุฒิสมาชิก (member in the house or chamber of a legislature called a senate) · la senātor (historic: position in government of ancient Rome) · lt senatorius (member in the house or chamber of a legislature called a senate) · sl senatorka (member in the house or chamber of a legislature called a senate) · eo senatano (member in the house or chamber of a legislature called a senate) · sv senator (historic: position in government of ancient Rome) · el συγκλητικός (historic: position in government of ancient Rome) · ka სენატორი (member in the house or chamber of a legislature called a senate) · xpr 𐭎𐭀𐭍𐭕𐭅𐭓 (historic: position in government of ancient Rome) · fr sénateur (member in the house or chamber of a legislature called a senate) · cy seneddwr (member in the house or chamber of a legislature called a senate) · ar سِنَاتُورَة (member in the house or chamber of a legislature called a senate) · nn senator (historic: position in government of ancient Rome) · is öldungaráðsmaður (member in the house or chamber of a legislature called a senate) · sq senator (member in the house or chamber of a legislature called a senate) · el γερουσιάστρια (member in the house or chamber of a legislature called a senate) · eo senatano (historic: position in government of ancient Rome) · yi סענאַטאָר (member in the house or chamber of a legislature called a senate) · ko 상원의원 (member in the house or chamber of a legislature called a senate) · be сена́тар (historic: position in government of ancient Rome) · fi senaattori (historic: position in government of ancient Rome) · de Senator (member in the house or chamber of a legislature called a senate) · ca senadora (member in the house or chamber of a legislature called a senate) · hy սենատոր (member in the house or chamber of a legislature called a senate) · yo aṣòfin-àgbà (member in the house or chamber of a legislature called a senate) · sk senátorka (member in the house or chamber of a legislature called a senate) · nb senator (historic: position in government of ancient Rome) · el γερουσιαστής (member in the house or chamber of a legislature called a senate) · bg сена́тор (historic: position in government of ancient Rome) · az senator (member in the house or chamber of a legislature called a senate) · cmn 參議員 /参议员 (member in the house or chamber of a legislature called a senate) · da senator (member in the house or chamber of a legislature called a senate) · it senatore (member in the house or chamber of a legislature called a senate) · bg сена́торка (member in the house or chamber of a legislature called a senate) · tg сенатор (member in the house or chamber of a legislature called a senate) · tl senador (member in the house or chamber of a legislature called a senate) · pt senadora (member in the house or chamber of a legislature called a senate) · nl senator (historic: position in government of ancient Rome) · ga seanadóir (member in the house or chamber of a legislature called a senate) · sl senator (historic: position in government of ancient Rome) · ig asogwa (member in the house or chamber of a legislature called a senate) · th ส.ว. (member in the house or chamber of a legislature called a senate) · la senātor (member in the house or chamber of a legislature called a senate) · he סֵנָטוֹר (historic: position in government of ancient Rome) · es senador (member in the house or chamber of a legislature called a senate) · ru сена́тор (historic: position in government of ancient Rome) · he סֵנָטוֹר (member in the house or chamber of a legislature called a senate) · lv senators (member in the house or chamber of a legislature called a senate) · pal 𐭮𐭠𐭭𐭲𐭥𐭥 (historic: position in government of ancient Rome)