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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
That funding faced intense scrutiny from a handful of Republicans, prompting senators to abandon it.
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Kaia Hubbard, CBS News, 3 June 2026
The Senate advanced its own war powers resolution last month when a handful of GOP senators broke ranks with the Republican president in a rare show of political pushback from his party.
—Arkansas Online, 3 June 2026
Inside the meeting, however, Blanche got an earful from Republicans about how the fund had derailed their schedule to fund ICE and CBP as frustrated senators vowed to withhold their vote until the details of the fund -- mainly who could be compensated from it -- were laid out.
—ABC News, 3 June 2026
On Capitol Hill, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent promised senators that the recent surge in inflation would be a “short-term blip� that ends after the Iran war.
—Eleanor Mueller, semafor.com, 3 June 2026
While that's a steep legislative hill, a sizeable group of Republican senators has openly complained about the fund, leaving open the possibility that Democrats could lure across the aisle an embarrassing number of GOP defectors.
—Zachary Schermele, USA Today, 3 June 2026
In the Senate, most bills need the support of at least 60 senators.
—Barbara Sprunt, NPR, 3 June 2026
The Senate also features the filibuster rule that requires 60 senators to invoke cloture and allow a bill to advance to a vote.
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 27 May 2026
Republicans are discussing everything from restricting who can access the funds to nullifying it altogether as part of an immigration enforcement bill the Senate will pick back up in June, and Thune is among the senators with concerns.
—David Sivak, The Washington Examiner, 26 May 2026
Kaia Hubbard, CBS News, 3 June 2026
The Senate advanced its own war powers resolution last month when a handful of GOP senators broke ranks with the Republican president in a rare show of political pushback from his party.
—Arkansas Online, 3 June 2026
Inside the meeting, however, Blanche got an earful from Republicans about how the fund had derailed their schedule to fund ICE and CBP as frustrated senators vowed to withhold their vote until the details of the fund -- mainly who could be compensated from it -- were laid out.
—ABC News, 3 June 2026
On Capitol Hill, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent promised senators that the recent surge in inflation would be a “short-term blip� that ends after the Iran war.
—Eleanor Mueller, semafor.com, 3 June 2026
While that's a steep legislative hill, a sizeable group of Republican senators has openly complained about the fund, leaving open the possibility that Democrats could lure across the aisle an embarrassing number of GOP defectors.
—Zachary Schermele, USA Today, 3 June 2026
In the Senate, most bills need the support of at least 60 senators.
—Barbara Sprunt, NPR, 3 June 2026
The Senate also features the filibuster rule that requires 60 senators to invoke cloture and allow a bill to advance to a vote.
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 27 May 2026
Republicans are discussing everything from restricting who can access the funds to nullifying it altogether as part of an immigration enforcement bill the Senate will pick back up in June, and Thune is among the senators with concerns.
—David Sivak, The Washington Examiner, 26 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for senators
legislators
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The Solons name refers to an ancient Greek lawmaker, whose name later became a colloquial term for wise legislators, according to the Merriam-Webster dictionary.—
Camila Pedrosa,
Sacbee.com,
29 May 2026
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At the request of legislators, the bill creates a pilot program for Cook County to immediately take on liens for 100 homes with the lowest past-due bills.—
A.D. Quig,
Chicago Tribune,
28 May 2026
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“Senators.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/senators. Accessed 4 Jun. 2026.
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