Definitions

senatorial

[sen-uh-tawr-ee-uhl, -tohr-] / ˌsɛn əˈtɔr i əl, -ˈtoʊr- /

ADJECTIVE

legislative

Synonyms

STRONGEST

congressional parliamentary

WEAK

decreeing enacting jurisdictive lawgiving legislational legislatorial nomistic nomothetic ordaining parliamentarian statute-making synodical

ADJECTIVE

oratorical

Synonyms

STRONGEST

stylistic

WEAK

bombastic declamatory dramatic elaborate elocutionary eloquent expressive fervid forceful gesticulative gesturing grandiloquent impassioned important imposing inflated intoning lofty long-winded loud noble noisy orotund ostentatious persuasive pompous stagy stentorian theatrical tumid verbose vivid

Antonyms

WEAK

natural simple undramatic

Example Sentences

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Next came Didius Julianus, a senatorial aristocrat who achieved the throne by bribing the guardsmen.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 19, 2026

Both say that Chairman Cash should have allowed them to exercise their senatorial courtesy to speak outside of public comment and reasonably exceed the two-minute limit.

From Salon • Nov. 17, 2025

If you care about such things, there are loads of senatorial quotes to be mined for meaning.

From Slate • Nov. 15, 2024

In 2022, Mr Padilla decided to run for public office and topped the 2022 senatorial elections with 26 million votes, which gives him a platform to seek higher office.

From BBC • Aug. 16, 2024

Brinker drew one of his deep senatorial breaths, but he found nothing to say.

From "A Separate Peace" by John Knowles

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