adj
Meaning 1
Relating to a senator.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Standard Lemma guide
senatorial
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
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Pronunciation
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/ˌsɛnɪˈtɔːɹiəl/
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/ˌsɛnəˈtɔːɹiəl/ weak vowel merger
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adj
Meaning 2
Relating to a senate.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
- The senatorial investigation involved subpoenas and testimony before Congress and, of course, went nowhere.
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adj
Meaning 3
Entitled to elect a senator, or by senators.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: US
Examples
- the senatorial districts of a State
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adjective
Meaning 4
of or relating to senators
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- senatorial election
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History
Etymology
From Latin senātōrius + -al. Compare French sénatorial. By surface analysis, senator + -ial.
Across languages
Translations
5 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Bulgarian: сенатски (senatski) — senatorial
- Greek: συγκλητικός (sygklitikós) — senatorial
- Ancient Greek: συγκλητικός (sunklētikós) — senatorial
- Polish: senatorski — senatorial
- Polish: senacki — senatorial
Real reading context