Senator

Noun

 * 1) 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.
 * 2)  A position in government held in ancient Rome by experienced, elder officials as advisors or consultants for younger, less experienced functionaries.

Related terms

 * senate
 * senatress
 * senatrix

Thesaurus
MP, Member of Congress, Member of Parliament, alderman, assemblyman, chosen freeholder, city father, congressman, congresswoman, councilman, floor leader, lawgiver, lawmaker, legislator, majority leader, minority leader, party whip, representative, solon, state senator, whip

Etymology
From senator:, ultimately from senex:.

Translations

 * Afrikaans:
 * Catalan: senador, senadora
 * Czech:
 * French: ,
 * German:
 * Greek:
 * Hungarian:
 * Icelandic: öldungaráðsmaður
 * Igbo:
 * Irish: seanadóir


 * Italian:
 * Japanese: 上院議員
 * Latin:
 * Portuguese: ,
 * Russian: сенатор
 * Senator: senator
 * Sotho: mosenate
 * Spanish: ,
 * Welsh: Seneddwr


 * Latin:


 * Russian: сенатор

Anagrams

 * atoners
 * nor'-east
 * rotanes
 * treason

Noun

 * 1) senator, member of the Roman Senate

Etymology
From, originally from senex:.

Derived terms

 * senāculum
 * senātōrius
 * senātrīx

Related terms

 * senātus
 * seneciō


 * seneō

Descendants

 * English:
 * French:
 * Galician:


 * Italian:
 * Portuguese:
 * Spanish:

Noun

 * 1) a senator (member of a senate)