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noun

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as in ancestor
one who is older than another since the man next door is my senior by a number of years, I always address him as "Mr. Barton"

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as in superior
one who is above another in rank, station, or office the young attorney benefited from the mentorship of one of his seniors at the firm

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Connect with other senior leaders to set the long-term vision for what your organization hopes to achieve through GenAI. Laura Coccaro, Forbes, 17 Oct. 2024 Clementine Gayet and Jimmy Desmarais, a pair of senior executives in charge of Netflix‘s French scripted originals, are set to step down from the streamer at the end of the year, Variety has learned. Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 17 Oct. 2024
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Harris is calling to expand the current $35 monthly cap on out-of-pocket costs for insulin and the upcoming $2,000 annual cap on out-of-pocket prescription drug expenses to all Americans, not just seniors on Medicare. Nik Popli, TIME, 23 Oct. 2024 Milwaukee County Department of Aging MCDA will provide seniors that live in Milwaukee County with a free ride to polling places on Election Day, and to Wisconsin DMV locations for obtaining photo ID. Alex Groth, Journal Sentinel, 21 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for senior 

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“Senior.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/senior. Accessed 31 Oct. 2024.

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