# senator

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈsɛn.ə.tə/ · frequency rank #2,598

## Definitions
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.
2. A member of any legislative body or parliament, particularly the British Parliament.
3. A member of the ancient Roman Senate.
4. 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. 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.

## Etymology
From Latin senātor, ultimately from senex (“old”), equivalent to senate + -or.

## Easily confused with
- **señor** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/senator-vs-senor)
- **senior** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/senator-vs-senior)
- **sensor** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/senator-vs-sensor)
- **stator** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/senator-vs-stator)
- **senators** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/senator-vs-senators)
- **senate** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/senate-vs-senator)
- **sector** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sector-vs-senator)
- **seater** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/seater-vs-senator)
- **Seaton** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/seaton-vs-senator)

## Common misspellings (10)
`esnator`, `seantor`, `senaotr`, `senatorr`, `senatro`, `senattor`, `sennator`, `sentaor`, `sneator`, `ssenator`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/senator