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senator

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Definition of 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 Last month, 22 Democratic Assembly members and one state senator wrote to legislative leaders asking them to pause the law over economic concerns raised by the new report. — Susanne Rust follow, Los Angeles Times, 3 Sep. 2026 The prolonged absence has generated bipartisan scrutiny, particularly in Kentucky, where Beshear has pressed the longtime senator to provide more information about his health and future plans. — Fernando Cervantes Jr, USA Today, 3 Sep. 2026 The Vermont senator said potential future versions of AI posed great risks and needed to be restricted by the government. — Ian Duncan, Washington Post, 3 Sep. 2026 In 2022, Arizona elected a Democrat as governor, and in 2021 Georgia elected a Democratic senator. — Maven Navarro, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 2 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for senator

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That ruling came in a different legal case, brought by a Republican congressman who is running for reelection and a GOP candidate who won the primary under the new district lines.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 10 Sep. 2026
Wedding clients perform love instead of living it; her brother, a congressman, disguises his LGBTQ identity to make his political one more palatable; the gentrifiers of her neighborhood trumpet their changes as progress.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 10 Sep. 2026

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For the governor, comptroller and legislators, again, what is your definition of investing?

— Sheila Weinberg, Baltimore Sun, 6 Sep. 2026
In 1992, Meek would become one of the first Black legislators to represent Florida in Congress since Reconstruction after the Florida Legislature redrew districts.

— Raisa Habersham, Miami Herald, 5 Sep. 2026

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