Definition of "senator" in English

noun

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.

   • It was disbanded when Derrick was only six, after that grouchy old ultra-Libertarian Senator Timothy de Illy made “welfare hotel for Third-World nations” a household catchphrase.

2. (dated) A member of any legislative body or parliament, particularly the British Parliament.

3. (historical) A member of the ancient Roman Senate.

4. (historical) A member of a governing council in other states in the ancient world.

5. A member of the ruler’s council or governing council in general, a leading statesman.

6. (obsolete) An important church official.

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.