word-vault/dist/data/cards/se/senator.json

A lightweight JavaScript package for English word definitions and collections.

{
    "term": "senator",
    "partOfSpeech": "noun",
    "ox5000": true,
    "cefr": "c1",
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "a member of a senate",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "Senator McCarthy"
                },
                {
                    "text": "She has served as a Democratic senator for North Carolina since 2009."
                },
                {
                    "text": "a Republican state senator"
                },
                {
                    "text": "the former US Senator, James Hurley"
                },
                {
                    "text": "He was elected senator for Pennsylvania."
                },
                {
                    "text": "There was a visit to the area by a delegation of senior US senators."
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Politics"],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["American", "US", "Democratic"],
                "verb + senator": ["elect", "elect somebody (as)", "become"],
                "phrases": [
                    "senators and congressmen",
                    "senators and representatives",
                    "senators on both sides of the aisle"
                ]
            }
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈsenətə(r)/",
                "audio": "se/senator/senator__gb_1.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈsenətər/",
                "audio": "se/senator/senator__us_1.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": "Middle English (denoting a member of the ancient Roman senate): from Old French senateur, from Latin senator, from senex ‘old man’."
}