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Under the new bicameral structure, impeaching the president will be easier, with the Senate only needing 40 of the 60 senators to approve it.—ABC News, 12 Apr. 2026 Lieberman himself had burst into state politics by winning a 1970 primary against an entrenched state senator.—Kevin Rennie, Hartford Courant, 11 Apr. 2026 Armstrong’s top priority as new senator?—Jordan Blum, Fortune, 11 Apr. 2026 Under the new bicameral structure, impeaching the president will be easier, with the Senate needing only 40 of the 60 senators to approve it.—Regina Garcia Cano, Los Angeles Times, 10 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