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Meanwhile, Shipley said Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD) and other Republican senators may focus on reforming Senate floor procedures, such as the 30-hour debate requirement for each nominee, rather than attempting to undo the blue slip practice altogether.—Kaelan Deese, The Washington Examiner, 3 Sep. 2025 Cruz and other senators have made a lot of noise about the importance of beating China back to the Moon, and some have, like Bridenstine, complained about the complexity of SpaceX's architecture.—Eric Berger, ArsTechnica, 3 Sep. 2025 What To Know In July, the Senate voted 50-49 to confirm Bove to the 3rd Circuit, with Democrats opposing the nomination and two Republican senators — Lisa Murkowski and Susan Collins — joining them in opposition.—Robert Alexander, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Sep. 2025 Like Johnson, the senior senator from New York has tried to put the onus for preventing a government shutdown on his colleagues in the other party.—Erin Doherty, CNBC, 3 Sep. 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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