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
State senators voted overwhelmingly Wednesday night for a controversial bill seeking oversight of artificial intelligence, but Gov. Ned Lamont remains steadfast in avoiding slowing down one of the world’s developing industries.
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Christopher Keating, Hartford Courant, 15 May 2025
Several Democratic senators are questioning Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth over President Trump’s acceptance of a jet from Qatar, stressing in a letter the national security risks and counterintelligence concerns inherent in such a transaction.
—Sophia Vento, The Hill, 15 May 2025
Named after Frank Wolf, the Republican senator who pushed for it, it was inserted as an amendment into the 2011 federal budget and bars bilateral cooperation between NASA (and the scientists the agency funds) and the China National Space Administration (CNSA) and Chinese scientists.
—Keith Cooper, Space.com, 14 May 2025
More from this past week • Kit Bond, the Missouri governor and U.S. senator, who changed the face of Kansas City, has died at age 86.
—Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 14 May 2025
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Christopher Keating, Hartford Courant, 15 May 2025
Several Democratic senators are questioning Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth over President Trump’s acceptance of a jet from Qatar, stressing in a letter the national security risks and counterintelligence concerns inherent in such a transaction.
—Sophia Vento, The Hill, 15 May 2025
Named after Frank Wolf, the Republican senator who pushed for it, it was inserted as an amendment into the 2011 federal budget and bars bilateral cooperation between NASA (and the scientists the agency funds) and the China National Space Administration (CNSA) and Chinese scientists.
—Keith Cooper, Space.com, 14 May 2025
More from this past week • Kit Bond, the Missouri governor and U.S. senator, who changed the face of Kansas City, has died at age 86.
—Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 14 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for senator
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Curtis, who has a background in computer programming, claimed in a documentary that a Florida congressman asked him to create vote-rigging software.—
Nicole Nixon,
Sacbee.com,
16 May 2025
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Earlier in May, eight Republican congressmen wrote to Johnson warning about the repercussions for their constituents should any bill reduce access to one of the nation's most popular government programs.—
Hugh Cameron,
MSNBC Newsweek,
15 May 2025
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The iPhone 16 is currently the only iPhone without parts pairing (thanks to some aggressive prodding from legislators) and therefore supports simple, easy and cheaper repairs.—
Janhoi McGregor,
Forbes.com,
10 May 2025
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Thousands of local posts are up for grabs in the midterm elections across the archipelago nation of about 120 million people, ranging from district councilors and mayors all the way up to legislators.—
Kathleen Magramo,
CNN Money,
9 May 2025
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“Senator.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/senator. Accessed 22 May. 2025.
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