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 Both senators are members of the Senate Judiciary Committee and aren’t returning to Congress next year. ABC News, 2 Aug. 2026 In essence, this became the latest deadline after earlier timelines set by a group of senators proved unrealistic. Trey Wallace Outkick, FOXNews.com, 1 Aug. 2026 In a letter this week, the senators questioned whether those reported closures conflict with Bisignano's pledge to keep every field office open. Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2026 The Federal Reserve did not change interest rates, and there is now a very public and growing rift among GOP senators over the passage of the SAVE America Act. Rob Crilly, The Washington Examiner, 31 July 2026 Trump says the withdrawal could be temporary until those two senators, John Cornyn of Texas and Thom Tillis of North Carolina, leave office in January. Brittney Melton, NPR, 31 July 2026 Republican senators John Cornyn and Thom Tillis have sought assurances that the fund has been scrapped. Zac Anderson, USA Today, 31 July 2026 McMorrow, though backed by several progressive senators in the Michigan race, failed to triangulate between El-Sayed and Stevens. Burgess Everett, semafor.com, 24 July 2026 However, the vote on Schwartz was pushed back because too few senators showed up. O. Rose Broderick, STAT, 24 July 2026
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legislators
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  • After my story became public, Illinois legislators passed some reforms to strengthen workplace protections in government and political workplaces.
    Alaina Hampton, Chicago Tribune, 3 Aug. 2026
  • Maye Quade said she’s seen estimates that Big Tech has committed more than $100 million to super PACs to unseat state legislators across the country, on both sides of the aisle, who want to regulate AI.
    Mary Murphy, Twin Cities, 2 Aug. 2026

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