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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 Hamilton’s campaign, in response, said Marshall was lying about the ad and called on the Republican senator to release all records in the case involving his former patient. — Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 30 Sep. 2026 Two years ago, California’s legislature voted for the first state bill regulating AI, Senate Bill 1047, sponsored by state senator Scott Wiener, who wanted to make AI companies liable for harm caused to society. — Joe Hagan, Vanity Fair, 30 Sep. 2026 Sullivan, who has been a persistent advocate for the Alaska natural gas project and has encouraged South Korean investment, is a two-term senator facing a competitive challenge from Democrat Mary Peltola, a former congresswoman. — ABC News, 30 Sep. 2026 Cory Booker Cory Booker has been a senator for New Jersey since 2013. — Encyclopedia Britannica, 30 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for senator

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The former congressman, 51, has pointed to voters who have become less attached to either party as a potential opening.

— Barnini Chakraborty, The Washington Examiner, 30 Sep. 2026
Ro Khanna, the progressive congressman from Silicon Valley and a potential 2028 contender himself, tells me Newsom is ambition in search of an animating belief.

— Joe Hagan, Vanity Fair, 30 Sep. 2026

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The organization’s goal is to get at least 50% of state legislators to submit public comments criticizing the changes, Bermúdez Zimmerman said.

— Maia Nehme, Hartford Courant, 4 Oct. 2026
The bill was one of an array of measures introduced by legislators this year to regulate the use of chatbots and AI by children, businesses and state agencies.

— Stephen Hobbs, Sacbee.com, 2 Oct. 2026

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