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On Day 29 of the crisis, senators are scrambling to ease the potential fallout for people who receive services, including military pay and the nation's largest food stamp program, SNAP, which helps feed approximately 42 million Americans.—Kathryn Palmer, USA Today, 29 Oct. 2025 That is because Republicans in the House have already passed legislation to reopen the government, and GOP senators have repeatedly voted to open the government.—Zach Halaschak, The Washington Examiner, 29 Oct. 2025 Tuesday’s press conference included Catherine Blakespear, a state senator who’s long pushed for legislation that would require closer collaboration between municipalities and Caltrans.—Blake Nelson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Oct. 2025 This time, the president had Republican senators over for a lunch that featured burgers, too.—Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 29 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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