"senatorial" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /ˌsɛnɪˈtɔːɹiəl/, /ˌsɛnəˈtɔːɹiəl/ (note: weak vowel merger) Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Lordgilman-senatorial.wav Forms: more senatorial [comparative], most senatorial [superlative]
Rhymes: -ɔːɹiəl Etymology: From Latin senātōrius + -al. Compare French sénatorial. By surface analysis, senator + -ial. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|la:senātōrius|al}} Latin senātōrius + -al, {{cog|fr|sénatorial}} French sénatorial, {{surf|en|senator|-ial}} By surface analysis, senator + -ial Head templates: {{en-adj}} senatorial (comparative more senatorial, superlative most senatorial)
  1. Relating to a senator.
    Sense id: en-senatorial-en-adj-0ef0xMwA
  2. Relating to a senate.
    Sense id: en-senatorial-en-adj-a~8ZmtNM
  3. (US) Entitled to elect a senator, or by senators. Tags: US
    Sense id: en-senatorial-en-adj-EFRabxms Categories (other): American English, English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -al, English terms suffixed with -ial, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Ancient Greek translations, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Greek translations, Terms with Polish translations, Politics Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 6 6 88 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -al: 7 7 86 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ial: 7 7 86 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 9 9 83 Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 4 4 92 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 4 4 92 Disambiguation of Terms with Ancient Greek translations: 18 18 64 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 12 12 76 Disambiguation of Terms with Greek translations: 6 6 88 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 12 12 77 Disambiguation of Politics: 0 0 100
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: senatorian Derived forms: nonsenatorial, senatoriable, senatorial courtesy, senatorially, unsenatorial Translations (senatorial): συγκλητικός (sunklētikós) (Ancient Greek), сенатски (senatski) (Bulgarian), συγκλητικός (sygklitikós) (Greek), senatorski [masculine] (Polish), senacki (english: Relating to a senate) (Polish)
Disambiguation of 'senatorial': 0 0 0
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