Other forms: senators
A senator is an elected member of the upper house of lawmakers. A US senator, senators voted, the senator from Ohio.
In the United States each state elects two senators regardless of size, for six-year terms, which is what gives small states equal weight in that chamber. Many countries have a senate of some form. The Roman Senate was the original, and the name means simply a council of elders. Note senatorial; and that the word comes from senex, old, like senior and senile.
1nounsenatorAn elected member of an upper house of lawmakers.
“The senator gave a speech in Washington about the new tax law.”
senator is a lawmaker.
Latin senator comes from senatus, a council of elders, from senex, old. Senior, senile and sir come from the same age.
Latin
senātor
English, today
senator
Built from
From Latin senātor, ultimately from senex (“old”), equivalent to senate + -or.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA