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Webster 1913 Edition
Senator
Sen′a-tor
,Noun.
[OE.
senatour
, OF. senatour
, F. sénateur
, fr. L. senator
.] 1.
A member of a senate.
The duke and
senators
of Venice greet you. Shakespeare
☞ In the United States, each State sends two senators for a term of six years to the national Congress.
2.
(O.Eng.Law)
A member of the king’s council; a king's councilor.
Burrill.
Webster 1828 Edition
Senator
SEN'ATOR
, n. 1. A mimber of a senate. In Rome one of the qualifications of a senator was the possession of property to the amount of 80,000 sesterces, about 7000 pounds sterling, or thirty dollars. In Scotland, the lords of session are called senators of the college of justices.
2. A counselor; a judge or magistrate.
Definition 2024
Senator
senator
senator
English
Alternative forms
- senatour (obsolete)
Noun
senator (plural senators)
- 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.
- 2003, Olga Gardner Galvin, The Alphabet Challenge, Page 31
- It was disbanded when Derrick was only six, after that grouchy old ultra-Libertarian senator Timothy de Illy
- 2003, Olga Gardner Galvin, The Alphabet Challenge, Page 31
- (historical) A position in government held in ancient Rome by experienced, elder officials as advisors or consultants for younger, less experienced functionaries.
- A member of the king's council.
- (Can we find and add a quotation of Burrill to this entry?)
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Translations
member in the house or chamber of a legislature called a senate
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historic: position in government of ancient Rome
See also
Anagrams
Dutch
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: se‧na‧tor
Etymology
From Latin senātor, ultimately from senex (“old”).
Noun
senator m (plural senatoren or senators, diminutive senatortje n)
Related terms
- senaat
- senatoriaal
Latin
Etymology
From senātus (“senate”) + -tor, originally from senex (“old”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /seˈnaː.tor/, [sɛˈnaː.tɔr]
Noun
senātor m (genitive senātōris); third declension
- senator, member of the Roman Senate
Inflection
Third declension.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | senātor | senātōrēs |
| genitive | senātōris | senātōrum |
| dative | senātōrī | senātōribus |
| accusative | senātōrem | senātōrēs |
| ablative | senātōre | senātōribus |
| vocative | senātor | senātōrēs |
Derived terms
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Descendants
References
- senator in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- senator in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- senator in Ramminger, Johann (accessed 16 July 2016) Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700, pre-publication website, 2005-2016
Norwegian Bokmål
Noun
senator m (definite singular senatoren, indefinite plural senatorer, definite plural senatorene)
- (politics) a senator
Related terms
References
- “senator” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk
Noun
senator m (definite singular senatoren, indefinite plural senatorar, definite plural senatorane)
- (politics) a senator
Related terms
References
- “senator” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Old French
Etymology
Noun
senator m (oblique plural senators, nominative singular senators, nominative plural senator)
- senator (in Ancient Rome)
Romanian
Etymology
From French sénateur, Latin senator.
Noun
senator m (plural senatori)
Declension
declension of senator
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Serbo-Croatian
Etymology
From sènāt.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /sěnaːtor/
- Hyphenation: se‧na‧tor
Noun
sènātor m (Cyrillic spelling сѐна̄тор)
Declension
Declension of senator
References
- “senator” in Hrvatski jezični portal
Swedish
Noun
senator c
- a senator (member of a senate)
Declension
| Inflection of senator | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
| Nominative | senator | senatorn | senatorer | senatorerna |
| Genitive | senators | senatorns | senatorers | senatorernas |