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

Over her 18-year career, Swift has publicly endorsed only a handful of candidates, including President Joe Biden in 2020 and Tennessee's senatorial candidate Phil Bredesen in 2018. —Bryan West, USA Today, 19 Dec. 2025

The senatorial group, which includes former NASA astronaut Mark Kelly (D-AZ), argue that the new institute is needed to reduce opportunities for China's Tiangong space station to pick up multinational research after the ISS retires. —Elizabeth Howell, Space.com, 24 Nov. 2025

But Bennet’s senatorial experience may also be an avenue of attack. —Nick Coltrain, Denver Post, 16 Nov. 2025

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