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means A member of a senatea legislative bodytypically elected to help make a country's or state's laws.

from From Latin senator, 'an old man,' rooted in senex, 'old.' Rome's senate was literally a council of eldersgraybeards trusted with wisdomso the word carries the assumption, charitable or not, that age and authority travel together. The same senex gives us 'senile' and 'senior,' two relatives that don't always sit comfortably at the same table.

originfrom Latin senex, meaning old man
term lengthsix years, longest in U.S. government
minimum agemust be at least thirty years old
roman rootsRome's Senate ruled for nearly five centuries
the countexactly two per state, regardless of population
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