senator

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

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Recent Examples of senator Most Republican senators, many of whom were millionaires themselves, had mild aversions to some of the proposals and a particular loathing for the income tax. Jesse Eisinger, ProPublica, 8 Apr. 2025 Notably, Republican senators are showing their concern. Saul Mangel, Oc Register, 7 Apr. 2025 Getty Images Two Republican senators urged Trump to accept an offer by European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen for zero percent tariffs on industrial goods imported from the U.S. in exchange for the same rate on imports from the EU. Dan Mangan,kevin Breuninger,christina Wilkie,michael Wayland,april Roach,erin Doherty, CNBC, 7 Apr. 2025 On Thursday, senators demanded to know why close calls between military helicopters and passenger planes went unchecked for so long at DCA. Ron Estes, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Mar. 2025 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 16 Apr. 2025.

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