senatorship
Upper chamber position
Senatorship is the position or office of a senator: She announced her candidacy for the senatorship.
The term may also refer to the tenure of holding that office: His senatorship lasted twelve years.
Official enactment of statutes
- committeeAppointed group for duties
- filibusterDelaying tactic through speech
- amendmentChange to official text
- resolutionFormal decision or determination
bills · floor · cloture · quorum · subcommittee · hearing · testimony · rollcall
Fixed period or word
- incumbencyHolding an official position
- sessionScheduled time for activity
- appointmentScheduled time for something
- serviceAid or maintenance
office · reappointment · sitting · duration · swearing-in · retirement · resignation · vacancy
Organized effort toward goal
- ballotVoting document
- votersThose who cast ballots
- primariesIntraparty nomination contests
- candidacyPursuit of office
nominee · debates · polling · constituency · endorsements · runoff · turnout · electorate
State legislative building
- majorityOver half of total
- minoritySmaller part of whole
- caucusParty selection meeting
- seniorityRank from length of service
ranking member · presiding · gavel · rostrum · cloakroom · aisle · colleague · delegation
Power to affect others
- authorityPower to enforce obedience
- oversightSupervision or inadvertent omission
- diplomacyNegotiation between nations
- negotiationDiscussion seeking mutual accord
representation · seniority · committee chair · appropriations · confirmation vote · veto override · judicial appointment · executive branch
legislation
Official enactment of statutes
- committeeAppointed group for duties
- filibusterDelaying tactic through speech
- amendmentChange to official text
bills · resolution · floor · cloture · quorum · subcommittee · hearing · testimony · rollcall · markup
term
Fixed period or word
- incumbencyHolding an official position
- sessionScheduled time for activity
- appointmentScheduled time for something
service · office · reappointment · sitting · duration · swearing-in · retirement · resignation · vacancy · succession
campaign
Organized effort toward goal
candidacy · nominee · debates · polling · constituency · endorsements · runoff · turnout · electorate · reelection
capitol
State legislative building
seniority · ranking member · presiding · gavel · rostrum · cloakroom · aisle · colleague · delegation · upper house
influence
Power to affect others
- authorityPower to enforce obedience
- oversightSupervision or inadvertent omission
- diplomacyNegotiation between nations
negotiation · representation · seniority · committee chair · appropriations · confirmation vote · veto override · judicial appointment · executive branch · accountability