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 In a unanimous vote, the 44 senators present voted to remove Peña for misconduct in office, bringing a dramatic end to one of South America's most stable presidencies. — Arkansas Online, 7 Nov. 2026 The resolution passed 75-50, with five faculty senators abstaining and five others not voting, according to an email sent to Faculty Senate members on Friday afternoon. — Leah Willingham, Los Angeles Times, 7 Nov. 2026 Trump threatened Indiana Republicans for not obeying him with an altered map and ran primary challenges to a number of state senators, beating several. — New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 6 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 The Pentagon inspector general’s office declined a request from US senators to investigate restrictions recently imposed on the Ukraine military’s use of SpaceX’s satellite network. — Jon Brodkin, ArsTechnica, 29 Oct. 2026 All 435 seats in the House are on the ballot, and voters in 35 states will be electing senators, 36 states will be voting in governor's races and there are more than 150 ballot measures across 40 states. — CBS News, 28 Oct. 2026 House members, senators and presidents are chosen by different sets of voters and not all at the same time. — Dan Lipinski, Baltimore Sun, 27 Oct. 2026 Some senators fled while others braced themselves inside the Senate chamber as Officer Eugene Goodman tried to reason with the mob, and Senate staffers barricaded themselves in offices, hiding. — Literary Hub, 26 Oct. 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 8 Nov. 2026.

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