senatorial

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

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legislative adj.
oratorical adj.

ADJECTIVE

legislative

Synonyms

STRONGEST

congressional parliamentary

WEAK

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

ADJECTIVE

oratorical

Synonyms

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stylistic

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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

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natural simple undramatic

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senatorial

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

Mr Padilla, one of the country's most popular celebrities, ran for office in 2022 where he emerged as the country's top senatorial candidate.

From BBC ● Aug. 16, 2024

“But the Spencers are Egalitarians. They were rallying against your senatorial campaign.”

From "Dread Nation" by Justina Ireland

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