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as in congressman
a member of a senate or the U.S. Senate Republican senators a former senator Senator Inouye

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noun (2)

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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Attention is now shifting to the crypto market structure legislation known as the Clarity Act, which has been described by senator Cynthia Lummis as step two in the Trump administration’s three-step plan for crypto legislation, with step three getting the bitcoin strategic reserve signed into law. Billy Bambrough, Forbes.com, 19 June 2025 At that time, state legislatures elected U.S. senators. Bea L. Hines, Miami Herald, 19 June 2025
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The development sent House Speaker Mike Johnson and other Republican members scrambling to come up with a new proposal and baffled senators on both sides of the aisle. Gord Magill, Newsweek, 21 Dec. 2024 Republicans in the House and Senate have been at odds over how to tackle their policy priorities, with some senators pushing for multiple party-line bills and House members demanding one huge effort. Carl Hulse, New York Times, 21 Dec. 2024 See All Example Sentences for senator

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“Senator.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/senator. Accessed 30 Jun. 2025.

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