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Ultimately, a handful of Democratic senators relented, voting last month to reopen the government in exchange for the promise of a vote on extending the health subsidies.—Sam Gringlas, NPR, 17 Dec. 2025 Two senators are now coming forward and pressing Attorney General Pam Bondi to recuse herself from the review of the deal.—Brian Stelter, CNN Money, 17 Dec. 2025 But senators made clear that any potential legislation would likely wait until January, after the holiday break.—Kevin Freking, Fortune, 17 Dec. 2025 Holds allow individual senators to signal their objections to legislation in its current form.—Kaia Hubbard, CBS News, 16 Dec. 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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