senator

1 of 2

noun (1)

sen·​a·​tor ˈse-nə-tər 

: a member of a senate

senatorship

ˈse-nə-tər-ˌship 

noun

senatorship

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noun (2)

sen·​a·​tor·​ship

: the office or position of senator

Examples of senator in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Noun

Trump defended Marshall amid questions about the senator’s medical debt practices, attacking Hamilton’s campaign for running ads about the controversy. — Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 20 Oct. 2026

The contest has drawn attention because a Democratic victory could end Kansas’ 94-year streak of electing Republican senators. — ABC News, 20 Oct. 2026

The senators also said CMS should publicly disclose companies' performance data and change orders. — Samantha Liss, CBS News, 20 Oct. 2026

At an event in Michigan that week, according to Jake Tapper and Alex Thompson in their book Original Sin, one of the state’s senators approached the First Lady for some indication of Biden’s real condition. — Azadeh Moaveni, Vanity Fair, 20 Oct. 2026

Word History

Etymology

Noun (1)

Middle English senatour, from Anglo-French senatur, from Latin senator, from senatus

Noun (2)

senator + -ship

First Known Use

Noun (1)

13th century, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for senator

• progenitor

Kids Definition

senator

noun

sen·​a·​tor ˈsen-ət-ər 

: a member of a senate

senatorship

-ˌship 

noun

Legal Definition

senator

noun

sen·​a·​tor ˈse-nə-tər 

: a member of a senate

senatorial

ˌse-nə-ˈtōr-ē-əl 

adjective