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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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  • senatorship noun
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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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US senators, led by Lindsay Graham, are also pushing tough new sanctions that that would impose steep tariffs on countries that buy cheap Russian oil, most particularly China and India.

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He did not lunge at Noem and was still paces away from her when her security detail grabbed the senator.

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And of course, Padilla was yelling that he was a senator, and forcefully denies any lunge.

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Instead, federal agents pushed the senator into a hallway, forced him to the ground and handcuffed him before he was released.

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“They just shoved and cuffed a sitting U.S. senator. How could you say you did not know who he was?”

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