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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
Georgians will vote for governor, senators, attorney general, secretary of state, insurance commissioner, labor commissioner, state superintendent of schools, the public service commission and other local seats.
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Irene Wright, USA Today, 9 Jan. 2026
In the United States, a group of senators sent a letter to Apple and Google, urging them to remove X and Grok from their app stores for violating the store’s distribution terms.
—Hadas Gold, CNN Money, 9 Jan. 2026
The terms of service of Apple’s App Store and Google’s Play Store both appear to forbid apps that allow sexualized images of people without their consent, the senators wrote.
—Kevin Collier, NBC news, 9 Jan. 2026
Instead, a small group of senators from both parties has been working on an alternative plan that could find support in both chambers and become law.
—Alexandra Kukulka, Chicago Tribune, 9 Jan. 2026
But a bipartisan group of senators is working on an alternative proposal in hopes of coming up with a plan that can pass both chambers.
—Tia Mitchell, AJC.com, 9 Jan. 2026
According to a Washington Examiner poll of GOP lawmakers, 47% of Republican senators wish to keep the filibuster in place.
—Molly Parks, The Washington Examiner, 7 Nov. 2025
Unlike the House, the Senate doesn’t elect every member each cycle because senators serve six-year terms.
—Mandy Taheri, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 Nov. 2025
Democratic senators are split on whether to vote to reopen the government, but Republicans only need a handful of Democrats to crack to end the shutdown.
—Marissa Meador, IndyStar, 6 Nov. 2025
Irene Wright, USA Today, 9 Jan. 2026
In the United States, a group of senators sent a letter to Apple and Google, urging them to remove X and Grok from their app stores for violating the store’s distribution terms.
—Hadas Gold, CNN Money, 9 Jan. 2026
The terms of service of Apple’s App Store and Google’s Play Store both appear to forbid apps that allow sexualized images of people without their consent, the senators wrote.
—Kevin Collier, NBC news, 9 Jan. 2026
Instead, a small group of senators from both parties has been working on an alternative plan that could find support in both chambers and become law.
—Alexandra Kukulka, Chicago Tribune, 9 Jan. 2026
But a bipartisan group of senators is working on an alternative proposal in hopes of coming up with a plan that can pass both chambers.
—Tia Mitchell, AJC.com, 9 Jan. 2026
According to a Washington Examiner poll of GOP lawmakers, 47% of Republican senators wish to keep the filibuster in place.
—Molly Parks, The Washington Examiner, 7 Nov. 2025
Unlike the House, the Senate doesn’t elect every member each cycle because senators serve six-year terms.
—Mandy Taheri, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 Nov. 2025
Democratic senators are split on whether to vote to reopen the government, but Republicans only need a handful of Democrats to crack to end the shutdown.
—Marissa Meador, IndyStar, 6 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for senators
legislators
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In Colorado, legislators who leave office early are replaced by a small vacancy committee of party officials and volunteers, and the party that most recently won the open seat in a general election oversees the vacancy committee.—
Seth Klamann,
Denver Post,
13 Jan. 2026
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Both legislators begin their new roles effective Monday afternoon.—
Ilana Arougheti,
Kansas City Star,
13 Jan. 2026
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“Senators.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/senators. Accessed 14 Jan. 2026.
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