单词 | senatorial |
释义 | senatorial (once / 3248 pages) adj Anything senatorial relates to senators, who are members of a legislative body. If you are a senatorial candidate, guess what? You are running for the Senate. If a politician is presidential, it seems like they could serve as the President. A similar word is senatorial, which refers to all aspects of senators and senates. A senatorial election is between two politicians competing for a seat in the U.S. Senate. A senatorial committee is full of senators. Since a senator is in a position of authority, this word sometimes refers to how impressive, serious, or authoritative someone seems. WORD FAMILYsenatorial: senatorially+/senator: senatorial, senators, senatorship/senatorship: senatorships USAGE EXAMPLESMikulski understood that she was not exactly senatorial in her appearance. Washington Post(Dec 12, 2016) But the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee steered clear of the race. New York Times(Dec 11, 2016) In that case, chuckles Senator Roger Wicker, chairman of the National Republican Senatorial Committee, “there would probably be $10bn” pouring in. Economist(Dec 01, 2016) adj of or relating to senators senatorial election |
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