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senators

noun

plural of senator

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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 The senators also asked the Government Accountability Office to examine how the federal government has funded menopause research to identify gaps in training, treatment and oversight. — Lyndon Haviland, Washington Post, 23 Oct. 2026 Casey Means was nominated for surgeon general, but that nomination was pulled after senators expressed concern with her lack of medical experience. — Chelsea Cirruzzo, STAT, 22 Oct. 2026 Nine senators from both parties have asked the Pentagon’s inspector general to investigate the Starlink episode, while lawmakers across the aisle have condemned the speed restrictions. — Los Angeles Times, 21 Oct. 2026 The contest has drawn attention because a Democratic victory could end Kansas’ 94-year streak of electing Republican senators. — ABC News, 20 Oct. 2026 The senators sit on the powerful Senate Finance Committee, which oversees government health programs such as Medicare and Medicaid. — Samantha Liss, CBS News, 20 Oct. 2026 At an event in Michigan that week, according to Jake Tapper and Alex Thompson in their book Original Sin, one of the state’s senators approached the First Lady for some indication of Biden’s real condition. — Azadeh Moaveni, Vanity Fair, 20 Oct. 2026 A number of Republican senators have said that’s what this move does. — NBC news, 18 Oct. 2026 Suspicious letters spark nationwide FBI investigation as Dem senators targeted. — FOXNews.com, 16 Oct. 2026

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Finally, the companion chatbot bills in front of state legislatures are an opportunity for legislators to encourage greater access for independent third parties to conduct evaluations related to social isolation.

— Ned Cooper, STAT, 26 Oct. 2026
The governor and legislators should do their jobs and update our volatile state tax system.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 26 Oct. 2026

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