noun · 9 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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Received-Pronunciation:/ˈsɛn.ə.tə/
General-American:/ˈsɛn.ə.tɚ/
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CMU ARPABET:S EH1 N AH0 T ER0
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
noun
Meaning 1
A member, normally elected, in the house or chamber of a legislature called a senate, as, for instance, the legislatures of the United States and Canada.
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2
noun
Meaning 2
A member of any legislative body or parliament, particularly the British Parliament.
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Usage: dated
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3
noun
Meaning 3
A member of the ancient Roman Senate.
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Usage: historical
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4
noun
Meaning 4
A member of a governing council in other states in the ancient world.
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Usage: historical
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5
noun
Meaning 5
A member of the ruler’s council or governing council in general, a leading statesman.
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6
noun
Meaning 6
An important church official.
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Usage: obsolete
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7
noun
Meaning 7
In Germany, a minister of the executive branch of government in the city states of Berlin, Bremen, and Hamburg; and a government official of cities that were part of the Hanseatic League.
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8
noun
Meaning 8
The title for someone who is elected to be a senator.
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9
noun
Meaning 9
a member of a senate
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: legislator
Narrower terms: state senator, Clinton, Hilary Clinton, Hilary Rodham Clinton, Fulbright, William Fulbright, James William Fulbright, Glenn, John Glenn, John Herschel Glenn Jr.
History
Etymology
From Latin senātor, ultimately from senex (“old”), equivalent to senate + -or.
Across languages
Translations
130 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Afrikaans:
senator
— member in the house or chamber of a legislature called a senate
Albanian:
senator
— member in the house or chamber of a legislature called a senate
Arabic:
سِنَاتُور
(sinātūr)
— member in the house or chamber of a legislature called a senate
Arabic:
سِنَاتُورَة
(sinātūra)
— member in the house or chamber of a legislature called a senate
Armenian:
սենատոր
(senator)
— member in the house or chamber of a legislature called a senate
Azerbaijani:
senator
— member in the house or chamber of a legislature called a senate
Basque:
senatari
— member in the house or chamber of a legislature called a senate
Belarusian:
сена́тар
(sjenátar)
— member in the house or chamber of a legislature called a senate
Belarusian:
сена́тарка
(sjenátarka)
— member in the house or chamber of a legislature called a senate
Belarusian:
сэна́тар
(senátar)
— member in the house or chamber of a legislature called a senate
Belarusian:
сэна́тарка
(senátarka)
— member in the house or chamber of a legislature called a senate
Bengali:
সিনেটার
(śineṭar)
— member in the house or chamber of a legislature called a senate
Bulgarian:
сена́тор
(senátor)
— member in the house or chamber of a legislature called a senate
Bulgarian:
сена́торка
(senátorka)
— member in the house or chamber of a legislature called a senate
Catalan:
senador
— member in the house or chamber of a legislature called a senate
Catalan:
senadora
— member in the house or chamber of a legislature called a senate
Chinese Mandarin:
參議員 /参议员
(cānyìyuán)
— member in the house or chamber of a legislature called a senate
Czech:
senátor
— member in the house or chamber of a legislature called a senate
Czech:
senátorka
— member in the house or chamber of a legislature called a senate
Danish:
senator
— member in the house or chamber of a legislature called a senate
Dutch:
senator
— member in the house or chamber of a legislature called a senate
Esperanto:
senatano
— member in the house or chamber of a legislature called a senate
Esperanto:
senatanino
— member in the house or chamber of a legislature called a senate
Estonian:
senaator
— member in the house or chamber of a legislature called a senate
Finnish:
senaattori
— member in the house or chamber of a legislature called a senate
French:
sénateur
— member in the house or chamber of a legislature called a senate
French:
sénatrice
— member in the house or chamber of a legislature called a senate
Galician:
senador
— member in the house or chamber of a legislature called a senate
Galician:
senadora
— member in the house or chamber of a legislature called a senate
Georgian:
სენატორი
(senaṭori)
— member in the house or chamber of a legislature called a senate
German:
Senator
— member in the house or chamber of a legislature called a senate
German:
Senatorin
— member in the house or chamber of a legislature called a senate
Greek:
γερουσιαστής
(gerousiastís)
— member in the house or chamber of a legislature called a senate
Greek:
γερουσιάστρια
(gerousiástria)
— member in the house or chamber of a legislature called a senate
Hawaiian:
kenekoa
— member in the house or chamber of a legislature called a senate
Hebrew:
סֵנָטוֹר
— member in the house or chamber of a legislature called a senate
Hebrew:
סנאטור
(senátor)
— member in the house or chamber of a legislature called a senate
Hebrew:
סנאטורית
(senatorit)
— member in the house or chamber of a legislature called a senate
Hindi:
सीनेटर
(sīneṭar)
— member in the house or chamber of a legislature called a senate
Hungarian:
szenátor
— member in the house or chamber of a legislature called a senate
Hunsrik:
Sënatoer
— member in the house or chamber of a legislature called a senate
Icelandic:
öldungaráðsmaður
— member in the house or chamber of a legislature called a senate
Igbo:
asogwa
— member in the house or chamber of a legislature called a senate
Igbo:
senētọ̄
— member in the house or chamber of a legislature called a senate
Indonesian:
senator
— member in the house or chamber of a legislature called a senate
Irish:
seanadóir
— member in the house or chamber of a legislature called a senate
Italian:
senatore
— member in the house or chamber of a legislature called a senate
Italian:
senatrice
— member in the house or chamber of a legislature called a senate
Japanese:
上院議員
(jōin giin)
— member in the house or chamber of a legislature called a senate
Kazakh:
сенатор
(senator)
— member in the house or chamber of a legislature called a senate
Korean:
상원의원
(sang'wonuiwon)
— member in the house or chamber of a legislature called a senate
Northern Kurdish:
senator
— member in the house or chamber of a legislature called a senate
Kyrgyz:
сенатор
(senator)
— member in the house or chamber of a legislature called a senate
Latin:
senātor
— member in the house or chamber of a legislature called a senate
Latin:
senātrīx
— member in the house or chamber of a legislature called a senate
Latvian:
senators
— member in the house or chamber of a legislature called a senate
Lithuanian:
senatorius
— member in the house or chamber of a legislature called a senate
Macedonian:
сена́тор
(senátor)
— member in the house or chamber of a legislature called a senate
Macedonian:
сена́торка
(senátorka)
— member in the house or chamber of a legislature called a senate
Malay:
senator
— member in the house or chamber of a legislature called a senate
Mongolian:
сенатор
(senator)
— member in the house or chamber of a legislature called a senate
Mongolian:
сенатч
(senatč)
— member in the house or chamber of a legislature called a senate
Norman:
sénateu
— member in the house or chamber of a legislature called a senate
Norwegian Bokmål:
senator
— member in the house or chamber of a legislature called a senate
Norwegian Nynorsk:
senator
— member in the house or chamber of a legislature called a senate
Iranian Persian:
سِناتور
(senâtur)
— member in the house or chamber of a legislature called a senate
Polish:
senator
— member in the house or chamber of a legislature called a senate
Polish:
senatorka
— member in the house or chamber of a legislature called a senate
Portuguese:
senador
— member in the house or chamber of a legislature called a senate
Portuguese:
senadora
— member in the house or chamber of a legislature called a senate
Romanian:
senator
— member in the house or chamber of a legislature called a senate
Romanian:
senatoare
— member in the house or chamber of a legislature called a senate
Russian:
сена́тор
(senátor)
— member in the house or chamber of a legislature called a senate
Russian:
сена́торша
(senátorša)
— member in the house or chamber of a legislature called a senate
Serbo-Croatian:
сѐна̄тор
— member in the house or chamber of a legislature called a senate
Serbo-Croatian:
sènātor
— member in the house or chamber of a legislature called a senate
Slovak:
senátor
— member in the house or chamber of a legislature called a senate
Slovak:
senátorka
— member in the house or chamber of a legislature called a senate
Slovene:
senator
— member in the house or chamber of a legislature called a senate
Slovene:
senatorka
— member in the house or chamber of a legislature called a senate
Sotho:
mosenate
— member in the house or chamber of a legislature called a senate
Spanish:
senador
— member in the house or chamber of a legislature called a senate
Spanish:
senadora
— member in the house or chamber of a legislature called a senate
Swahili:
seneta
— member in the house or chamber of a legislature called a senate
Swedish:
senator
— member in the house or chamber of a legislature called a senate
Tagalog:
senador
— member in the house or chamber of a legislature called a senate
Tajik:
сенатор
(senator)
— member in the house or chamber of a legislature called a senate
Thai:
สมาชิกวุฒิสภา
(sà-maa-chík-wút-tí-sà-paa)
— member in the house or chamber of a legislature called a senate
Thai:
วุฒิสมาชิก
(wút-tí-sà-maa-chík)
— member in the house or chamber of a legislature called a senate
Thai:
ส.ว.
(sɔ̌ɔ.wɔɔ.)
— member in the house or chamber of a legislature called a senate
Turkish:
senatör
— member in the house or chamber of a legislature called a senate
Turkmen:
senator
— member in the house or chamber of a legislature called a senate
Ukrainian:
сена́тор
(senátor)
— member in the house or chamber of a legislature called a senate
Ukrainian:
сена́торка
(senátorka)
— member in the house or chamber of a legislature called a senate
Urdu:
سِینیٹَر
(sīneṭar)
— member in the house or chamber of a legislature called a senate
Uzbek:
senator
— member in the house or chamber of a legislature called a senate
Vietnamese:
nghị sĩ
— member in the house or chamber of a legislature called a senate
Vietnamese:
thượng nghị sĩ
— member in the house or chamber of a legislature called a senate
Welsh:
seneddwr
— member in the house or chamber of a legislature called a senate
Yiddish:
סענאַטאָר
(senator)
— member in the house or chamber of a legislature called a senate
Yoruba:
aṣòfin-àgbà
— member in the house or chamber of a legislature called a senate
Yoruba:
sẹ́nétọ̀
— member in the house or chamber of a legislature called a senate
Arabic:
سِنَاتُور
(sinātūr)
— historic: position in government of ancient Rome
Belarusian:
сена́тар
(sjenátar)
— historic: position in government of ancient Rome
Belarusian:
сэна́тар
(senátar)
— historic: position in government of ancient Rome
Bulgarian:
сена́тор
(senátor)
— historic: position in government of ancient Rome
Chinese Mandarin:
元老
(yuánlǎo)
— historic: position in government of ancient Rome
Danish:
senator
— historic: position in government of ancient Rome
Dutch:
senator
— historic: position in government of ancient Rome
Esperanto:
senatano
— historic: position in government of ancient Rome
Finnish:
senaattori
— historic: position in government of ancient Rome
Galician:
senador
— historic: position in government of ancient Rome
Georgian:
სენატორი
(senaṭori)
— historic: position in government of ancient Rome
Greek:
συγκλητικός
(sygklitikós)
— historic: position in government of ancient Rome
Hebrew:
סֵנָטוֹר
— historic: position in government of ancient Rome
Hebrew:
סנאטור
(senátor)
— historic: position in government of ancient Rome
Indonesian:
senator
— historic: position in government of ancient Rome
Irish:
seanadóir
— historic: position in government of ancient Rome
Old Irish:
senatóir
— historic: position in government of ancient Rome
Latin:
senātor
— historic: position in government of ancient Rome
Norwegian Bokmål:
senator
— historic: position in government of ancient Rome
Norwegian Nynorsk:
senator
— historic: position in government of ancient Rome
Parthian:
𐭎𐭀𐭍𐭕𐭅𐭓
— historic: position in government of ancient Rome
Iranian Persian:
سِناتور
(senâtur)
— historic: position in government of ancient Rome
Middle Persian:
𐭮𐭠𐭭𐭲𐭥𐭥
(sāntōr)
— historic: position in government of ancient Rome
Romanian:
senator
— historic: position in government of ancient Rome
Russian:
сена́тор
(senátor)
— historic: position in government of ancient Rome
Slovene:
senator
— historic: position in government of ancient Rome
Swedish:
senator
— historic: position in government of ancient Rome
Ukrainian:
сена́тор
(senátor)
— historic: position in government of ancient Rome