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Stephanie Christian contacted her state senator — John Carson, R-Douglas County — about the issue.—Elizabeth Hernandez, Denver Post, 6 Apr. 2026 Noem was fired as DHS secretary last month and replaced by Markwayne Mullin, who was serving as an Oklahoma senator at the time.—Asher Notheis, The Washington Examiner, 5 Apr. 2026 As the proposal has encountered local political opposition and protests from Beijing, US senators visited Taiwan this week to encourage its legislators to reach an agreement.—Stephanie Yang, CNN Money, 4 Apr. 2026 The outlet also criticized the Florida senator for not doing enough prior to the two-week recess.—Bailey Richards, PEOPLE, 4 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for senator
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Etymology
Middle English senatour, from Anglo-French senatur, from Latin senator, from senatus