Used in a Sentence

senatorial

Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for senatorial.

Editorial note

Joe Lieberman lost the Democratic Party's support in his 2006 senatorial race by not being a Democrat.

Examples14
Definitions3
Parts of speech1

Quick take

Relating to a senator.

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of senatorial gathered in one view.

adjective

Relating to a senator.

adjective

Relating to a senate.

adjective

(US) Entitled to elect a senator, or by senators.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for senatorial.

adjective

Relating to a senator.

adjective

Relating to a senate.

adjective

(US) Entitled to elect a senator, or by senators.

Example sentences

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Joe Lieberman lost the Democratic Party's support in his 2006 senatorial race by not being a Democrat.

2

Examples are Washington (the state) voter initiative system and Senatorial elections post-1913 (they were originally elected by state legislature.

3

The 39.5 million people in California have the same Senatorial representation as the less than 600 thousand people in Wyoming.

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He recently admitted losing the 2023 Benue North-West senatorial election because he did not consult God and seek divine approval.

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This made me lol: >> That April, $32,300 went to the National Republican Senatorial Committee.

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A month later the same amount, $32,300, headed off to the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee.

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A greater focus on local rights, and greater federalist powers, should not preclude senatorial elections.

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Which is sort of like throwing away your gubernatorial vote for a senatorial one.

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Meanwhile heroic men like Hugh Thompson were given senatorial censure and publicly hounded.

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Some Senators that claim fiscal responsibility as part of their Senatorial passions pay people to do this for them from time to time.

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Since state legislatures of the time were notoriously corrupt, they regularly sold off Senatorial seats and used their Senators as puppets for their agenda.

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Look at the build up to the 2014 South Dakota Senatorial race.

Quote examples

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I am considered "white" (you need papers and blood quote to prove you're Native American despite what some senatorial candidate thinks), and I have gotten a ton of crap because I grew up on a reservation not of my father's tribe.

Proper noun examples

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--- At 0:48:26 Tice mentions the intercept order for then-Senatorial candidate Obama.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use senatorial in a sentence?

Joe Lieberman lost the Democratic Party's support in his 2006 senatorial race by not being a Democrat.

What does senatorial mean?

Relating to a senator.

What part of speech is senatorial?

senatorial is commonly used as adjective.