Слово англійською: senior
Прикметник
Переклад senior українською: ста́рший за поса́дою, висо́кий (поса́да і т. д.), ста́рший
Детальний опис
senior
adjective /ˈsiːniər/
of high rank
- high in rank or status; higher in rank or status than others
- a senior official/officer/manager/executive
- a senior adviser/analyst/lecturer
- a senior partner in a law firm
- She is senior vice president of marketing.
- senior figures in the Labour party
- senior members of staff
- a senior position
- a senior post/job
- I have ten years' experience at senior management level.
- (British English) Junior nurses usually work alongside more senior nurses.
- He is a former senior civil servant who now runs a campaign website.
- senior to somebody He is senior to me.
- The meeting should be chaired by the most senior person present.
opposite junior
in sport
- [only before noun] for adults or people at a more advanced level
- to take part in senior competitions
- his first game of senior football
- He won the senior men's 400 metres.
for older people
- [only before noun] for senior citizens (= older people, especially those who have retired from work)
- Get one third off rail fares with a senior railcard.
- senior discounts/concessions
father
Senior
(abbreviation Snr, Sr)
used after the name of a man who has the same name as his son, to make it clear who is being referred to compare junior school/college
- [only before noun] (British English) (of a school or part of a school) for children over the age of 11 or 13
- [only before noun] (North American English) connected with the last year in high school or college
Word Originlate Middle English: from Latin, literally ‘older, older man’, comparative of senex, sen- ‘old man, old’.