as in congressman
a member of a senate or the U.S. Senate
Republican senators a former senator Senator Inouye
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Warner, the Virginia senator, said the impact on his state’s workforce — or even permanent firings — does not change Democrats’ strategy.
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Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 1 Oct. 2025
In a speech on the subject on the Senate floor in August, the senator was flanked by a placard with images of hemp products in packages mimicking snacks such as Doritos and Oreos.
—Lucas Aulbach, Louisville Courier Journal, 1 Oct. 2025
During Wednesday's vote on whether to advance a seven-week stopgap funding bill, a large bipartisan huddle of senators gathered.
—Allison Pecorin, ABC News, 1 Oct. 2025
Photograph by Greta Rybus The same could be said of Graham Platner, an oyster farmer from Maine who’s running in the Democratic primary to challenge Susan Collins, the state’s five-term Republican senator.
—Erin Neil, New Yorker, 30 Sep. 2025
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Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 1 Oct. 2025
In a speech on the subject on the Senate floor in August, the senator was flanked by a placard with images of hemp products in packages mimicking snacks such as Doritos and Oreos.
—Lucas Aulbach, Louisville Courier Journal, 1 Oct. 2025
During Wednesday's vote on whether to advance a seven-week stopgap funding bill, a large bipartisan huddle of senators gathered.
—Allison Pecorin, ABC News, 1 Oct. 2025
Photograph by Greta Rybus The same could be said of Graham Platner, an oyster farmer from Maine who’s running in the Democratic primary to challenge Susan Collins, the state’s five-term Republican senator.
—Erin Neil, New Yorker, 30 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for senator
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Joe Garcia, a former Democratic congressman from Florida, worked as an intermediary between Havana and Washington under the Obama and Biden Administrations.—
Jon Lee Anderson,
New Yorker,
29 Sep. 2025
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The congressman is leading an effort to force a House vote on releasing federal files related to Jeffrey Epstein.—
Hannah Pinski,
Louisville Courier Journal,
25 Sep. 2025
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Novi Mayor Justin Fischer, among other mayors, state legislators and CEOs.—
Carol Cain,
Freep.com,
4 Oct. 2025
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In Texas, legislators had always seemed to be enacting new regulations aimed at making the clinic’s work more difficult.—
Rachel Monroe,
New Yorker,
3 Oct. 2025
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“Senator.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/senator. Accessed 7 Oct. 2025.
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