senators

plural of senator
as in legislators
a member of a senate or the U.S. Senate Republican senators a former senator Senator Inouye

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Recent Examples of senators Meanwhile, Democratic senators are demanding that Hegseth provide a full accounting of the costs of the Iran war. Ben Finley, Chicago Tribune, 19 Sep. 2026 Not that the easily impressed senators, eager to exculpate a favored man, took note of the irony. Theater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 18 Sep. 2026 El Sayed has since met with Democratic senators in Washington and campaigned with Democrats from across the party’s ideological spectrum. Rena Rowe, The Washington Examiner, 18 Sep. 2026 In 1980, thirteen senators were elected in states that voted for members of the other party for President. Isaac Arnsdorf, New Yorker, 18 Sep. 2026 The Senate on its 10th try also approved a war powers resolution to end the conflict, but GOP senators quickly reversed course the next day after Trump berated them during a closed-door lunch. Arkansas Online, 17 Sep. 2026 Bernie Sanders is going to be holding and all senators bipartisan briefing about artificial intelligence. Dana Taylor, USA Today, 17 Sep. 2026 Another site-blocking bill, the Block Bad Electronic Art and Recording Distributors Act, was proposed in July 2025 by two Democratic senators and two Republican senators. Jon Brodkin, ArsTechnica, 17 Sep. 2026 Supporters of the bill have jumped on the absurdity of a player being cut by the Browns and signing with LSU to encourage fans to tell their senators to pass the legislation. Ralph D. Russo, New York Times, 5 Sep. 2026
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legislators
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  • On a trip to Washington earlier this year, a group of German legislators, from various political parties, had scheduled meetings at the Pentagon and State Department.
    Anne Applebaum, The Atlantic, 14 Sep. 2026
  • The bill turned out to be part of an elaborate FBI sting that resulted in 14 legislators, lobbyists and others being sent to prison.
    Dan Morain, Los Angeles Times, 14 Sep. 2026

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“Senators.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/senators. Accessed 19 Sep. 2026.

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