from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
noun A member of a senate.
from The Century Dictionary.
noun A member of a senate. (See senate, 1.) In Scotland the lords of session are called senators of the College of Justice.
noun In old English law, a member of the king's council; a king's councilor.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
noun A member of a senate.
noun (O.Eng.Law) A member of the king's council; a king's councilor.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
noun A member, normally elected, in the house or chamber of a legislature called a senate. The legislatures of the United States and Canada have senators.
noun historical A position in government held in ancient Rome by experienced, elderofficials as advisors or consultants for younger, less experienced functionaries.
noun A member of the king's council.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
noun a member of a senate
Etymologies
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From Latin senātor, ultimately from senex ("old").
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The Oklahoma senator is the top Republican on the Environment and Public Works Committee and said a cap-and-trade bill has no chance of passing the Senate.
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