senator

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 While House lawmakers do not get to vote on the Hegseth nomination, the meeting could be used to pressure GOP senators to support him. Brett Samuels, The Hill, 4 Dec. 2024 During a closed meeting with about a dozen senators late Monday, none asked Hegseth about the accusations against him. Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, arkansasonline.com, 4 Dec. 2024 There will be 53 GOP senators in the new Congress, with Vice President-elect JD Vance holding a potential tie-breaking vote. Dave Goldiner, New York Daily News, 4 Dec. 2024 Ruben Gallego was projected to defeat Republican Kari Lake on Monday night and in January will become Arizona’s first Latino U.S. senator. Christopher Howley, The Arizona Republic, 22 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for senator 

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“Senator.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/senator. Accessed 9 Dec. 2024.

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