senatorial
adjective
sen·a·to·ri·al
ˌse-nə-ˈtȯr-ē-əl 
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There were still elections every year, there was still jockeying among the senatorial classes to get these offices and win these elections.
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Nikki McCann Ramirez, Rolling Stone, 22 Sep. 2025
Osborn, a union man unafraid of confronting oligarchy, will once again campaign as an independent in next year’s senatorial race in Nebraska, hoping to unseat the billionaire incumbent, Pete Ricketts.
—Harpers Magazine, 19 Sep. 2025
There have been several Republican senatorial candidates who have caused major headaches for the party.
—Kimberly Ross, The Washington Examiner, 12 Sep. 2025
Former Congressman, senatorial, gubernatorial and presidential candidate Beto O’Rourke had been fundraising to pay the fines and expenses of the quorum-breaking state lawmakers, but those efforts were halted by Tarrant County District Court Judge Megan Fahey.
—Harrison Mantas, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 19 Aug. 2025
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Nikki McCann Ramirez, Rolling Stone, 22 Sep. 2025
Osborn, a union man unafraid of confronting oligarchy, will once again campaign as an independent in next year’s senatorial race in Nebraska, hoping to unseat the billionaire incumbent, Pete Ricketts.
—Harpers Magazine, 19 Sep. 2025
There have been several Republican senatorial candidates who have caused major headaches for the party.
—Kimberly Ross, The Washington Examiner, 12 Sep. 2025
Former Congressman, senatorial, gubernatorial and presidential candidate Beto O’Rourke had been fundraising to pay the fines and expenses of the quorum-breaking state lawmakers, but those efforts were halted by Tarrant County District Court Judge Megan Fahey.
—Harrison Mantas, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 19 Aug. 2025
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senatorial
adjective
sen·a·to·ri·al
ˌsen-ə-ˈtōr-ē-əl
-ˈtȯr-
: of or relating to a senator or a senate
senatorial office
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