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senator

[ sen-uh-ter ]

noun

  1. Often Senator. a member of a senate.
  2. Senator, (in the United States) a title of respect accorded a person who is or has been a member of the Senate.


senator

/ ˈɛəə /

noun

  1. often capital a member of a Senate or senate
  2. any legislator or statesman
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of senator1

First recorded in 1175–1225; Middle English senatour, from Anglo-French, from Latin ٴǰ, equivalent to (ٳܲ) “council of elders” + -ٴǰ noun suffix; senate, -ator
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Trump’s release of the files is backed by the senator’s son Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., who has long believed there may have been a second gunman.

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The government went to court a third time, with Adam Schiff — then an assistant U.S. attorney, now a California senator — serving as lead prosecutor.

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Court intrigue within this floral-laden setting sets up a later payoff when the senator becomes who she’s meant to be.

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He promised the GOP senators who confirmed him that he would not take a drink while serving as secretary of defense and there is no evidence he's broken it.

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A Utah state poet laureate pleaded his Republican senator, John Curtis, to protect funding for the arts.

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