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senior

[ seen-yer ]

adjective

  1. 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): Compare junior ( def 1 ).

    I'd like to speak with the senior Mr. Hansen, please.

    I'm privileged to introduce Mr. Edward Andrew Hansen, Sr.

  2. of earlier appointment or admission, as to an office, status, or rank:

    a senior partner.

  3. of higher or the highest rank or standing.
  4. (in American schools, colleges, and universities) of or relating to students in their final year or to their class.
  5. (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.
  6. of, for, or pertaining to a senior citizen or senior citizens as a group:

    senior discounts on local bus fares.

  7. of earlier date; prior to:

    His appointment is senior to mine by a year.

  8. Finance. having a claim on payments, assets, dividends, or the like prior to other creditors, mortgages, stockholders, etc.


noun

  1. a person who is older than another.
  2. a person of higher rank or standing than another, especially by virtue of longer service.
  3. (in the U.S.) a student in the final year at a high school, preparatory school, college, or university.
  4. a fellow holding senior rank in a college at an English university.
  5. (initial capital letter) a member of the Girl Scouts from 14 through 17 years of age.

senior

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/ 藞蝉颈藧苍箩蓹 /

adjective

  1. higher in rank or length of service
  2. older in years

    senior citizens

  3. of or relating to adulthood, maturity, or old age

    senior privileges

  4. education
    1. of, relating to, or designating more advanced or older pupils
    2. of or relating to a secondary school
  5. of, relating to, or designating students in the fourth and final year at college
鈥淐ollins English Dictionary 鈥 Complete & Unabridged鈥 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

noun

  1. a senior person
  2. an elderly person
    1. a senior pupil, student, etc
    2. a fellow of senior rank in an English university
鈥淐ollins English Dictionary 鈥 Complete & Unabridged鈥 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Senior

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/ 藞蝉颈藧苍箩蓹 /

adjective

  1. being the older: used to distinguish the father from the son with the same first name or names AbbreviationSrSen

    Charles Parker, Senior

鈥淐ollins English Dictionary 鈥 Complete & Unabridged鈥 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of senior1

1350鈥1400; Middle English < Latin, equivalent to sen ( ex ) old, old man + -ior comparative adj. suffix
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of senior1

C14: from Latin: older, from senex old
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Norfolk senior coroner Samantha Goward, who investigated the circumstances of Mr Mills's death, wants the wreck's owner to look at safety and management, to help prevent future tragedies.

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Congrats to our seniors for winning league every year as a Lancer!

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A half-dozen senior scientists interviewed for this article said that neither they nor anyone they knew of had been consulted.

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The barrister also asked Mr Adams about meetings with UK government representatives which he had attended with other senior republicans in 1972 in an effort to negotiate an agreement following an IRA truce.

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The Court of Appeal dismissed the prince's case, which hinged on how an official committee made the decision to remove his eligibility for automatic, full-scale protection in line with what other senior royals receive.

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