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
Case in point: Every senator who was present that day voted for the bill when Umberg brought it to the Senate floor in late May.
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Calmatters, Oc Register, 11 July 2025
Changes to the renewable energy language — including removal of the excise tax on wind and solar — were negotiated by a group of Republican senators, including Alaska Sen. Lisa Murkowski and Iowa Sens. Joni Ernst and Chuck Grassley.
—Matthew Daly, Fortune, 1 July 2025
Senate Republicans also added a $25 billion fund to help rural hospitals after some GOP senators expressed concern about how they could be affected by the change to provider taxes.
—July 1, CBS News, 1 July 2025
In this situation, senators can introduce an unlimited number of amendments to a reconciliation bill or budget resolution and vote upon them in quick succession.
—Nathan Goldman, Forbes.com, 30 June 2025
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Calmatters, Oc Register, 11 July 2025
Changes to the renewable energy language — including removal of the excise tax on wind and solar — were negotiated by a group of Republican senators, including Alaska Sen. Lisa Murkowski and Iowa Sens. Joni Ernst and Chuck Grassley.
—Matthew Daly, Fortune, 1 July 2025
Senate Republicans also added a $25 billion fund to help rural hospitals after some GOP senators expressed concern about how they could be affected by the change to provider taxes.
—July 1, CBS News, 1 July 2025
In this situation, senators can introduce an unlimited number of amendments to a reconciliation bill or budget resolution and vote upon them in quick succession.
—Nathan Goldman, Forbes.com, 30 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for senator
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The congressman also previously backed Mayor Adams.—
Josephine Stratman,
New York Daily News,
10 July 2025
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The congressman had endorsed Mamdani rival Cuomo in the Democratic primary.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
10 July 2025
Noun
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The sharp increase in spending also followed a law passed by Republican legislators in the December 2018 lame-duck session that authorized the Assembly speaker and Senate majority leader to hire private lawyers with taxpayer money.—
Francesca Pica,
jsonline.com,
17 July 2025
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Plaintiffs argue that losing the ability to challenge discriminatory maps directly endangers the representation of Native American legislators and could set a precedent for other states to follow.—
Nick Mordowanec,
MSNBC Newsweek,
16 July 2025
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“Senator.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/senator. Accessed 30 Jul. 2025.
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