senatorial

adjective

sen·​a·​to·​ri·​al ˌse-nə-ˈtȯr-ē-əl 

: of, relating to, or befitting a senator or a senate

senatorial office

senatorial rank

Examples of senatorial in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Sanders backed Platner’s campaign, and the senatorial hopeful has raised millions of dollars for his campaign. —Peter Aitken, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 Oct. 2025

There were still elections every year, there was still jockeying among the senatorial classes to get these offices and win these elections. —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

Word History

First Known Use

1740, in the meaning defined above

Phrases Containing senatorial

• senatorial courtesy
• senatorial district

Rhymes for senatorial

• categorial
• curatorial
• dictatorial
• directorial
• editorial
• equatorial
• immemorial
• infusorial
• janitorial
• professorial
• reportorial
• territorial

Kids Definition

senatorial

adjective

sen·​a·​to·​ri·​al ˌsen-ə-ˈtōr-ē-əl 

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: of or relating to a senator or a senate

senatorial office