senator

noun

Definition of senatornext
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 Many senators chanted Lula’s name after the vote, while Bolsonaro supporters quickly left the chamber. — Mauricio Savarese, Fortune, 15 Oct. 2026 Jackson worked as a state senator, including as Senate president from 2018 to 2024. — Maydeen Merino, The Washington Examiner, 15 Oct. 2026 Academic titleholders at Cornell -- including professors, senior lecturers, librarians, archivists and others -- are eligible to be senators, who serve three-year terms. — ABC News, 14 Oct. 2026 Biss and other candidates criticized Fine, the state senator, for support from AIPAC associates. — Olivia Olander, Chicago Tribune, 14 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for senator
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  1. congressman
  2. legislator
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  • The retiring congressman has at times bucked House Democratic leadership in voting with Republicans.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 14 Oct. 2026
  • The congressman whose newly redrawn California district leans Democratic, switched from Republican to independent while in Congress and continues to caucus with Republicans, reported Politico.
    — Maham Javaid, NPR, 13 Oct. 2026
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  • Where the thresholds sit, which harms count, who audits what – that’s for legislators, lawyers, technologists and ethicists to decide.
    — Giorgos Tsetis, Fortune, 17 Oct. 2026
  • Newsom tried to force through a deal at the end of the legislative session that included phasing out or reduce how much insurance companies could collect in future fires, but he was met with resistance by legislators.
    — Stephen Hobbs, Sacbee.com, 16 Oct. 2026
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