senatorial

[ sen-uh-tawr-ee-uh l, -tohr- ]

/ ˌsɛn əˈtɔr i əl, -ˈtoʊr- /

of, pertaining to, characteristic of, or befitting a senator or senate: senatorial oratory.

consisting of senators.

Origin of senatorial

1730–40; < Latin senātōri(us) (see senator, -tory¹) + -al¹

sen·a·to·ri·al·ly, adverb non·sen·a·to·ri·al, adjective

Republican senatorial candidate Terri Lynn Land is losing in Michigan.

The (Sloppy) Swift-Boating of Michigan Democrat Gary Peters |Tim Mak |October 13, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
Insiders suggest it could take up to three fiscal years and a senatorial act to overhaul the current clearance system.

How Did He Get Clearance? |Miranda Green |June 13, 2013 |DAILY BEAST
McCain and the boys will likely support him quickly and painlessly as a matter of senatorial esprit de corps!

Susan Rice Should Not Have Caved in to Senatorial Opposition |Sophia A. Nelson |December 23, 2012 |DAILY BEAST
She'd place a senatorial hold on a potential cabinet nominee?

A Hold on Rice's Nomination?? |Michael Tomasky |November 27, 2012 |DAILY BEAST

On Tuesday, the Republicans suffered resounding defeats in the Presidential and Senatorial arenas.

Republicans: Check Your Premises | |November 9, 2012 |DAILY BEAST
The whim of the senatorial candidate in choosing him for a companion he did not then try to account for.

The Crisis, Complete |Winston Churchill
Upon Csar's return from Rome the young general found Pompey still further alienated from the senatorial party.

The Two Great Republics: Rome and the United States |James Hamilton Lewis
He was an opponent of the Albany Regency during his senatorial career.

A Century in the Comptroller's Office, State of New York, 1797 to 1897 |James A. Roberts
We couldn't even secure your nomination, much less a senatorial majority for confirmation.

Miss Ravenel's conversion from secession to loyalty |J. W. de Forest
The audacity with which he claimed the obedience of these men to the senatorial decree overawed them.

The History of Napoleon Buonaparte |John Gibson Lockhart

senatorial

/ (ˌsɛnəˈtɔːrɪəl) /

of, relating to, befitting, or characteristic of a senator

composed of senators

mainly US electing or entitled to representation by a senator senatorial districts

senatorially, adverb