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 incumbent senator is running for reelection but faces a pair of high-profile primary challengers.
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Alex Driggars, Austin American Statesman, 27 Jan. 2026
All six members of Iowa's congressional delegation — four House members and two senators — are Republicans.
—Kathryn Watson, CBS News, 27 Jan. 2026
If the Homeland Security funding remains in the package and unchanged, Democrats maintain that senators shouldn’t support it — even with the risks of a partial shutdown.
—Lisa Hagen, Hartford Courant, 27 Jan. 2026
Organizers encouraged more people to join peaceful protests and write to their senators to demand a cut in funding for the aggressive actions by Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
—James Rainey, Los Angeles Times, 27 Jan. 2026
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Alex Driggars, Austin American Statesman, 27 Jan. 2026
All six members of Iowa's congressional delegation — four House members and two senators — are Republicans.
—Kathryn Watson, CBS News, 27 Jan. 2026
If the Homeland Security funding remains in the package and unchanged, Democrats maintain that senators shouldn’t support it — even with the risks of a partial shutdown.
—Lisa Hagen, Hartford Courant, 27 Jan. 2026
Organizers encouraged more people to join peaceful protests and write to their senators to demand a cut in funding for the aggressive actions by Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
—James Rainey, Los Angeles Times, 27 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for senator
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The congressman says one of his top priorities is passing a new farm bill, which has been tied up in Congress and could provide some relief to local farmers struggling with declining profits.—
James Taylor,
CBS News,
28 Jan. 2026
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His brother is a sitting congressman for Virginia and raised the third-highest sum of anyone in the House in his 2024 race, after only Speaker Mike Johnson and Leader Hakeem Jeffries, according to FEC reports.—
Claire Heddles,
Miami Herald,
27 Jan. 2026
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In the Cooper case, the university did the right thing by refusing to honor the demands of powerful legislators.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
22 Jan. 2026
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The Office of Management and Budget appointee could be a legislator from Northwest Indiana, Garten said.—
Alexandra Kukulka,
Chicago Tribune,
22 Jan. 2026
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“Senator.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/senator. Accessed 30 Jan. 2026.
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