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 The same senators on Wednesday announced a separate investigation into hundreds of thousands of dollars worth of gifts reportedly given last year to Kennedy by a donor and former employee. — Arkansas Online, 13 Nov. 2026 Schumer is not listening to the people, but taking his elevation for granted, as are the senators who’ve already committed their votes. — Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 13 Nov. 2026 Making the pitch for his reelection, Schumer has been working with Democratic senators one-on-one to form an agenda for 2027. — Mary Clare Jalonick, Los Angeles Times, 13 Nov. 2026 Democratic senators called for an ethics investigation in December into whether the Lutnick family stood to benefit from Howard Lutnick’s push to expand AI data centers. — Luke Fountain, CNBC, 13 Nov. 2026 Thus far Schumer has been publicly endorsed by 13 senators who caucus with the Democrats. — Jennifer Radcliffe, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 Nov. 2026 Several incoming Democratic senators also called for new leadership, including Troy Jackson of Maine, Peggy Flanagan of Minnesota, Adam Hamilton of Kansas, Juliana Stratton of Illinois, and Annie Andrews of South Carolina. — Miranda Jeyaretnam, Time, 13 Nov. 2026 What’s next The new senators won’t be sworn in until next year, but big decisions for Democrats await in the lame duck. — Burgess Everett, semafor.com, 6 Nov. 2026
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legislators
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  • But Councilman Izzy Patoka, a Pikesville Democrat, urged future legislators to allow every county employee to receive cost-of-living adjustments, pointing to rising costs for groceries, fuel, housing and utilities.
    — Natalie Jones, Baltimore Sun, 2 Nov. 2026
  • Keeping California’s homeowners insured is perhaps the biggest challenge for the incoming commissioner and legislators.
    — Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 2 Nov. 2026

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“Senators.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/senators. Accessed 14 Nov. 2026.

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