as in congressman
a member of a senate or the U.S. Senate
Republican senators a former senator Senator Inouye
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One of my assignments was to cover the expansion of the basin’s irrigation system that Oregon’s two U.S. senators, Democrats Wayne Morse and Maurine Neuberger, were sponsoring in Washington.
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Dan Walters, The Mercury News, 5 Nov. 2024
Each state's number of electoral votes is equal to its number of representatives and senators in Congress, which is determined based on Census population numbers.
—Hope Karnopp, Journal Sentinel, 5 Nov. 2024
Sanders' main challenger, 62-year-old Gerald Malloy, is positioning himself as a fresh alternative to the senior senator.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2024
Hernandez is a state senator, Millan is an immigration attorney and Guardado was a union organizer who was elected to City Council in 2019.
—Taylor Seely, The Arizona Republic, 5 Nov. 2024
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Dan Walters, The Mercury News, 5 Nov. 2024
Each state's number of electoral votes is equal to its number of representatives and senators in Congress, which is determined based on Census population numbers.
—Hope Karnopp, Journal Sentinel, 5 Nov. 2024
Sanders' main challenger, 62-year-old Gerald Malloy, is positioning himself as a fresh alternative to the senior senator.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2024
Hernandez is a state senator, Millan is an immigration attorney and Guardado was a union organizer who was elected to City Council in 2019.
—Taylor Seely, The Arizona Republic, 5 Nov. 2024
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“Senator.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/senator. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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