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

Mid-term elections are due in May next year, in which the entire lower house and half of the 24 senatorial seats will be contested.

From BBC • Nov. 28, 2024

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

From Slate • Nov. 15, 2024

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

From "Dread Nation" by Justina Ireland

senatorial

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