as in congressman
a member of a senate or the U.S. Senate
Republican senators a former senator Senator Inouye
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Recent Examples of senator
At least 60 senators must vote for cloture to end the filibuster.
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George Petras, USA Today, 6 Nov. 2025
So, how did Wisconsin senators Johnson and Baldwin vote?
—Cailey Gleeson, jsonline.com, 5 Nov. 2025
See how Kentucky senators Mitch McConnell and Rand Paul voted so far as well as other U.S. senators here.
—Marina Johnson, Louisville Courier Journal, 30 Oct. 2025
The four Southern states worried that Southern senators might not be able to hold off the tide forever.
—Time, 29 Oct. 2025
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George Petras, USA Today, 6 Nov. 2025
So, how did Wisconsin senators Johnson and Baldwin vote?
—Cailey Gleeson, jsonline.com, 5 Nov. 2025
See how Kentucky senators Mitch McConnell and Rand Paul voted so far as well as other U.S. senators here.
—Marina Johnson, Louisville Courier Journal, 30 Oct. 2025
The four Southern states worried that Southern senators might not be able to hold off the tide forever.
—Time, 29 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for senator
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Cheney followed in his footsteps—becoming a congressman in 1978, and a Secretary of Defense in 1989.—
Nina Khrushcheva,
Time,
8 Nov. 2025
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The congressman, who first took office in 2003, is the ranking Democrat on the House Agriculture Committee and previously served as its chair.—
Robert Alexander,
MSNBC Newsweek,
7 Nov. 2025
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Dozens of legislators, senators and construction companies have been accused of receiving kickbacks with money intended for thousands of flood control projects.—
Laura Sharman,
CNN Money,
8 Nov. 2025
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The third-term state legislator had polled only 1% in a crowded field.—
Eduardo Cuevas,
USA Today,
7 Nov. 2025
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“Senator.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/senator. Accessed 14 Nov. 2025.
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