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
About 10 Democratic senators and House members are investigating the pool project.
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Steve Peoples,
Fortune,
5 July 2026
Meanwhile, America250 has been almost entirely cut out of the official celebrations of America’s semiquincentennial birthday, according to a March 3 letter from 12 Democratic senators to Interior Secretary Doug Burgum.
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Josh Meyer,
USA Today,
2 July 2026
On May 21, six months after Omar’s family had asked one of their senators for help, a letter on Tillis’ official letterhead said what the family already knew.
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Julia Coin
updated July 2,
Charlotte Observer,
2 July 2026
What proportion of senators must agree for a treaty to be ratified?
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Arthur Jones Ii,
ABC News,
2 July 2026
Colorado’s senators, Bennet and Hickenlooper, have introduced a bill that requires presidential justification for FEMA denials, and gives Congress the authority to override those denials.
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Kelly Fleming,
Forbes.com,
1 July 2026
Twenty-four assemblymembers and 15 senators did not cast a vote, though some of those lawmakers were absent from the vote.
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Lia Russell,
Sacbee.com,
30 June 2026
The ongoing conflict in the Middle East, which has tied up freight in the Strait of Hormuz and frazzled supply chains globally, has further delayed efforts to build infrastructure that would support the sector’s growth, the senators argued.
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Kate Nishimura,
Footwear News,
24 June 2026
Cassidy is one of the senators who provided a crucial vote to advance the war powers resolution.
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Brittney Melton,
NPR,
24 June 2026
Steve Peoples,
Fortune,
5 July 2026
Meanwhile, America250 has been almost entirely cut out of the official celebrations of America’s semiquincentennial birthday, according to a March 3 letter from 12 Democratic senators to Interior Secretary Doug Burgum.
—
Josh Meyer,
USA Today,
2 July 2026
On May 21, six months after Omar’s family had asked one of their senators for help, a letter on Tillis’ official letterhead said what the family already knew.
—
Julia Coin
updated July 2,
Charlotte Observer,
2 July 2026
What proportion of senators must agree for a treaty to be ratified?
—
Arthur Jones Ii,
ABC News,
2 July 2026
Colorado’s senators, Bennet and Hickenlooper, have introduced a bill that requires presidential justification for FEMA denials, and gives Congress the authority to override those denials.
—
Kelly Fleming,
Forbes.com,
1 July 2026
Twenty-four assemblymembers and 15 senators did not cast a vote, though some of those lawmakers were absent from the vote.
—
Lia Russell,
Sacbee.com,
30 June 2026
The ongoing conflict in the Middle East, which has tied up freight in the Strait of Hormuz and frazzled supply chains globally, has further delayed efforts to build infrastructure that would support the sector’s growth, the senators argued.
—
Kate Nishimura,
Footwear News,
24 June 2026
Cassidy is one of the senators who provided a crucial vote to advance the war powers resolution.
—
Brittney Melton,
NPR,
24 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for senators
legislators
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All of the democratic socialist legislators, including then-Assembly Member Zohran Mamdani, were smart enough to stay away, figuring this was not the moment to cheer Hamas, even for those committed to the Palestinian cause.
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Admissions decisions progressively depend on information that cannot be independently evaluated by applicants, parents, legislators, or even many faculty members.
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