Each state of the United States selects two senators to represent their states in the United States Senate. In 1913, the 17th Amendment[?] to the United States Constitution provided for the direct popular election of senators; prior to this, senators were selected by state legislatures.
... an adherent of a monarch or royal family.
Of the more specific uses of the term, the most common include:
1. A supporter of King Charles I of England during the ...