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
At least 60 votes would be needed to advance the legislation in that chamber and some senators have expressed concerns about the concept.
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Leah Askarinam, Fortune, 5 Sep. 2025
Of that total, 10 nominees — including Davis — have advanced out of the committee with their home-state senators’ approval to proceed to the full Senate vote.
—Kevin Fixler, Idaho Statesman, 5 Sep. 2025
Democratic and Republican senators blasted the health and human services secretary.
—Nicole Fallert, USA Today, 5 Sep. 2025
Within the letter, the senators asserted that oversight of the Smithsonian rests with Congress from its founding, not the White House.
—Anastasia Tsioulcas, NPR, 5 Sep. 2025
Despite the concern from some key Republican senators, the White House quickly came to Kennedy's defense after Thursday's hearing.
—Alexandra Hutzler, ABC News, 5 Sep. 2025
The senators’ visit to North Chicago came as the city and suburbs braced for immigration sweeps and many also continued protesting, including dozens outside an ICE processing center in Broadview Friday morning.
—Rebecca Johnson, Chicago Tribune, 5 Sep. 2025
The Health and Human Services secretary’s halting delivery was frequently interrupted by senators anxious to get their points across during their five minutes of allotted time.
—Sandee Lamotte, CNN Money, 4 Sep. 2025
Kennedy often shouted at the senators, who shouted at him.
—Bill Goodykoontz, AZCentral.com, 4 Sep. 2025
Leah Askarinam, Fortune, 5 Sep. 2025
Of that total, 10 nominees — including Davis — have advanced out of the committee with their home-state senators’ approval to proceed to the full Senate vote.
—Kevin Fixler, Idaho Statesman, 5 Sep. 2025
Democratic and Republican senators blasted the health and human services secretary.
—Nicole Fallert, USA Today, 5 Sep. 2025
Within the letter, the senators asserted that oversight of the Smithsonian rests with Congress from its founding, not the White House.
—Anastasia Tsioulcas, NPR, 5 Sep. 2025
Despite the concern from some key Republican senators, the White House quickly came to Kennedy's defense after Thursday's hearing.
—Alexandra Hutzler, ABC News, 5 Sep. 2025
The senators’ visit to North Chicago came as the city and suburbs braced for immigration sweeps and many also continued protesting, including dozens outside an ICE processing center in Broadview Friday morning.
—Rebecca Johnson, Chicago Tribune, 5 Sep. 2025
The Health and Human Services secretary’s halting delivery was frequently interrupted by senators anxious to get their points across during their five minutes of allotted time.
—Sandee Lamotte, CNN Money, 4 Sep. 2025
Kennedy often shouted at the senators, who shouted at him.
—Bill Goodykoontz, AZCentral.com, 4 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for senators
legislators
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Minnesota legislators made straw purchasing a felony on the state level after the Burnsville killings, though some say the penalties need to be strengthened.—
Mara H. Gottfried,
Twin Cities,
7 Sep. 2025
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Just last month, two Milwaukee legislators introduced a bill to make available $60 million for traffic calming infrastructure to fight reckless driving across the state.—
Quinn Clark,
jsonline.com,
6 Sep. 2025
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“Senators.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/senators. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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