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# senator

noun (a senator, senators)

«senator» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. A senator is a member of a senate, a group of people who make laws in some countries, like the USA, Canada, Australia and Ireland. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/senator/#m1)
2. In ancient Rome, a senator was a member of the Roman Senate. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/senator/#m2)

### In the lessons

In social studies and history: US senators, Australian senators, Roman senators. Phrases: «Senator Smith», «elected senator», «state senator».

### Examples

- The senator voted for the new law. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/senator/#x1)
- Each US state has two senators. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/senator/#x2)
- Senators in ancient Rome wore togas with a purple stripe. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/senator/#x3)
- The class wrote a letter to their senator. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/senator/#x4)
- Australia has 76 senators. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/senator/#x5)
- Senator Jones visited our school. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/senator/#x6)
- And the senators knew that their greed had been their ruin. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/senator/#x7)

### Note

Capitalised before a name: Senator Brown. There are 50 US states with 2 senators each, so 50 × 2 = 100 senators.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «senator» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/senator/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«senator» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/senator.html) on Mova free.