senior
Americanadjective
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older or elder (designating the older of two men bearing the same name, as a father whose son is named after him, often written as Sr. or sr. following the name).
I'd like to speak with the senior Mr. Hansen, please.
I'm privileged to introduce Mr. Edward Andrew Hansen, Sr.
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of earlier appointment or admission, as to an office, status, or rank.
a senior partner.
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of higher or the highest rank or standing.
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(in American schools, colleges, and universities) of or relating to students in their final year or to their class.
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(in certain American colleges and universities) of or relating to the final two years of education, during which a student specializes in a certain field of study.
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of, for, or pertaining to a senior citizen or senior citizens as a group.
senior discounts on local bus fares.
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of earlier date; prior to.
His appointment is senior to mine by a year.
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Finance. having a claim on payments, assets, dividends, or the like prior to other creditors, mortgages, stockholders, etc.
noun
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a person who is older than another.
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a person of higher rank or standing than another, especially by virtue of longer service.
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(in the U.S.) a student in the final year at a high school, preparatory school, college, or university.
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a fellow holding senior rank in a college at an English university.
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(initial capital letter) a member of the Girl Scouts from 14 through 17 years of age.
adjective
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higher in rank or length of service
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older in years
senior citizens
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of or relating to adulthood, maturity, or old age
senior privileges
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education
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of, relating to, or designating more advanced or older pupils
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of or relating to a secondary school
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of, relating to, or designating students in the fourth and final year at college
noun
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a senior person
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an elderly person
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a senior pupil, student, etc
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a fellow of senior rank in an English university
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adjective
Etymology
Origin of senior
1350–1400; Middle English < Latin, equivalent to sen ( ex ) old, old man + -ior comparative adj. suffix
Example Sentences
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Local chapters of National Football Foundation and College Hall of Fame have begun honoring the top senior football student-athletes, with the Coastal Canyon area banquet set for Sunday in Agoura.
From Los Angeles Times
The deputy first minister for Northern Ireland virtually attended a briefing with senior UK government security advisers about the situation in the region, alongside the first ministers of Scotland and Wales on Saturday.
From BBC
“It didn’t cause an emergency, but I would say it caused concern,” said Mike Bryson, PJM’s senior vice president of operations.
One possibility is to have two senior clerics running the country together along with the judiciary chief, Gholam-Hossein Mohseni-Eje’i, the officials said.
“One of the challenges is you can deplete these really quickly,” said Kelly Grieco, a senior fellow at the Stimson Center think tank who used to teach at the Air Command and Staff College.
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