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Speaking on behalf of Mooresville was Chris Carney, the former state senator and businessman who had been elected the town’s mayor the previous year.—Charlotte Observer, 22 Oct. 2025 Some of the withdrawals, such as that of Ingrassia, follow controversy or backlash from GOP senators who are crucial to their confirmation.—Andrew Stanton, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 Oct. 2025 Keeping senators in town taking fruitless votes, as leaders in both parties have found, is tough to do.—Burgess Everett, semafor.com, 22 Oct. 2025 There's already a number of senators signaling they won't support his nomination.—Allison Pecorin, ABC News, 22 Oct. 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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