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Senator - Dictionary Definition and Overview |
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Senator : (noun)
1: a member of a senate
Based on WordNet 2.0
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Senator : \Sen"a*tor\, n. [OE. senatour, OF. senatour, F.
s['e]nateur, fr. L. senator.]
1. A member of a senate.
The duke and senators of Venice greet you. --Shak.
Note: 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.
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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SENATOR, government. One who is a member of a senate.
2. No person shall be aSenator : [of the national senate] who shall not
have attained the age of thirty years, and been nine years a citizen of the
United States and who shall not when elected, be an inhabitant of that state
for which he shall be chosen. Const. U. S. art. 1, s. 3, cl. 5. Vide 1 Kent,
Com. 224 Story on the Const. 726 to 730.
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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Example Usage of Senator |
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