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
The senator served as the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations chairman when he was indicted.
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Annabella Rosciglione, The Washington Examiner, 21 Apr. 2025
The Vermont senator, who is fresh off his Fighting Oligarchy Tour with Democratic Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, will face questions from Democrats, Republicans, and Independents.
—Hannah Parry, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Apr. 2025
Seven other Republican senators signed on to a bipartisan bill that would require congressional approval for Trump’s tariffs to be implemented.
—Lauren Irwin, The Hill, 9 Apr. 2025
Seven Republican senators supported a bill sponsored by Sen. Chuck Grassley that would allow Congress to have a major say on tariffs.
—Andres Oppenheimer, Miami Herald, 9 Apr. 2025
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Annabella Rosciglione, The Washington Examiner, 21 Apr. 2025
The Vermont senator, who is fresh off his Fighting Oligarchy Tour with Democratic Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, will face questions from Democrats, Republicans, and Independents.
—Hannah Parry, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Apr. 2025
Seven other Republican senators signed on to a bipartisan bill that would require congressional approval for Trump’s tariffs to be implemented.
—Lauren Irwin, The Hill, 9 Apr. 2025
Seven Republican senators supported a bill sponsored by Sen. Chuck Grassley that would allow Congress to have a major say on tariffs.
—Andres Oppenheimer, Miami Herald, 9 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for senator
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Jacobs said Republican colleagues have shared concerns privately with her about what Trump is doing and pointed out that this week, a Nebraska congressman became the first Republican lawmaker to publicly call for Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s firing.—
Kristen Taketa,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
23 Apr. 2025
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Best of The Bee: Republicans say Central Valley congressman voted for higher taxes.—
Nicole Nixon,
Sacbee.com,
22 Apr. 2025
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As an interesting week for Google comes to an end, with Gmail under attack from hackers and Chrome under attack from legislators, a new warning has been issued for its 3 billion users.—
Zak Doffman,
Forbes.com,
28 Apr. 2025
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An influential California legislator is pressuring the State Bar of California to ditch its new multiple-choice questions after a February bar exam debacle and revert to the traditional test format in July.—
Jenny Jarvie,
Los Angeles Times,
26 Apr. 2025
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“Senator.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/senator. Accessed 1 May. 2025.
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