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Before senators and Army officials retreated to discuss the drone threat in secret, Driscoll raised another alarm about the threat.—Tom Vanden Brook, USA Today, 8 June 2025 The two-sentence clause Harmon backed would have generally expanded the period that a senator in a four-year term who breaks the caps can keep them off.—Ray Long, Chicago Tribune, 8 June 2025 Miguel Uribe Turbay, a Colombian senator and presidential hopeful, is in critical condition after being shot in the head at a campaign event in Bogotá on Saturday.—Alfie Pannell, Miami Herald, 8 June 2025 What To Watch For Trump has called on Republican senators to approve his policy bill by a July 4 deadline set by Senate leadership.—Ty Roush, Forbes.com, 5 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for senator
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Etymology
Middle English senatour, from Anglo-French senatur, from Latin senator, from senatus
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