as in congressman
a member of a senate or the U.S. Senate
Republican senators a former senator Senator Inouye
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Republican values enable dangerously unqualified people in government to win confirmation because GOP senators lack the spine to seriously object.
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Steve Bousquet, Sun Sentinel, 6 Feb. 2025
Among them, a billionaire governor, one of the nation's leading gun reform advocates and a state senator who turned her viral speech into a $2.35 million boost in donations.
—Kristan Hawkins, Newsweek, 6 Feb. 2025
News flash: Trump doesn’t care what a Democratic senator from California thinks.
—Sammy Roth, Los Angeles Times, 6 Feb. 2025
Some Republican senators accepted Kennedy's pro-vaccine comments at the hearing.
—Jamie Ducharme, TIME, 29 Jan. 2025
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Steve Bousquet, Sun Sentinel, 6 Feb. 2025
Among them, a billionaire governor, one of the nation's leading gun reform advocates and a state senator who turned her viral speech into a $2.35 million boost in donations.
—Kristan Hawkins, Newsweek, 6 Feb. 2025
News flash: Trump doesn’t care what a Democratic senator from California thinks.
—Sammy Roth, Los Angeles Times, 6 Feb. 2025
Some Republican senators accepted Kennedy's pro-vaccine comments at the hearing.
—Jamie Ducharme, TIME, 29 Jan. 2025
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“Senator.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/senator. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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