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Now, Emily is working with her state senator to make Massachusetts next.—Juli McDonald, CBS News, 9 Jan. 2026 Still, bipartisan talks have continued into the new year among senators hoping to come up with a legislative fix for rising health care costs.—Zachary Schermele, USA Today, 8 Jan. 2026 The measure is likely to die in the Senate, but senators from both parties were intensely negotiating a compromise that could be considered as soon as next week.—David Lightman, Sacbee.com, 8 Jan. 2026 Several senators said they felt misled by earlier briefings in which administration officials had suggested the United States did not intend to carry out strikes on Venezuelan territory or seek to change its government.—Nik Popli, Time, 8 Jan. 2026 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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