senior
IPA: sˈinjɝ
noun
- (now chiefly US) An old person.
- Someone older than someone else (with possessive).
- Someone seen as deserving respect or reverence because of their age.
- (obsolete, biblical) An elder or presbyter in the early Church.
- Somebody who is higher in rank, dignity, or office.
- (US, Philippines) A final-year student at a high school or university.
- A surname.
adjective
- Older; superior
- Higher in rank, dignity, or office.
- (US) Of or pertaining to a student's final academic year at a high school (twelfth grade) or university.
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Examples of "senior" in Sentences
- He battled the great Johnny Chu of Harvard for the title senior year.
- They would each, like Axelrod, carry the title senior advisor to the president.
- Lai now has the title senior VP of television distribution (China & Korea) and business development (Asia).
- Steinlauf, who previously held the title senior vice president, oversees efforts of the company's award-winning ad sales and ad sales marketing teams.
- Zimmer has the title "senior advisor" with the Rays, which provides him the opportunity to still put on a uniform in spring training and before most home games during the season.
- Burch won a three-way contested election to succeed senior partner Paul Lee and will assume the title of chair of the firm's board - essentially the senior partner role - from 1
- Gena McCarthy, whose Discovery credits include Pitchmen, The Colony and Swamp Loggers, will have the title senior VP of reality and alternative programming at Lifetime Networks, reporting to exec VP JoAnn Alfano.
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