as in congressman
a member of a senate or the U.S. Senate
Republican senators a former senator Senator Inouye
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In dramatic testimony, Susan Monarez told GOP and Democratic senators she was asked to compromise her integrity as head of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
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Zachary Schermele, USA Today, 17 Sep. 2025
Earlier this year, my Utah senator Mike Lee proposed that Congress bring back letters of marque and reprisal.
—Rick Bennett, Time, 17 Sep. 2025
The plan to build Roy Blunt Luminary Park, named after the former United States senator from Missouri who helped clinch federal funding for the project, has been in the works for years.
—Chris Higgins, Kansas City Star, 17 Sep. 2025
Deeply troubled parents spoke to senators Tuesday, sounding alarms about chatbot harms after kids became addicted to companion bots that encouraged self-harm, suicide, and violence.
—Ashley Belanger, ArsTechnica, 17 Sep. 2025
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Zachary Schermele, USA Today, 17 Sep. 2025
Earlier this year, my Utah senator Mike Lee proposed that Congress bring back letters of marque and reprisal.
—Rick Bennett, Time, 17 Sep. 2025
The plan to build Roy Blunt Luminary Park, named after the former United States senator from Missouri who helped clinch federal funding for the project, has been in the works for years.
—Chris Higgins, Kansas City Star, 17 Sep. 2025
Deeply troubled parents spoke to senators Tuesday, sounding alarms about chatbot harms after kids became addicted to companion bots that encouraged self-harm, suicide, and violence.
—Ashley Belanger, ArsTechnica, 17 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for senator
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Even Michigan's 13th District congressman Shri Thanedar wrote a opinion piece opposing the ban in 2023.—
Melina Khan,
Freep.com,
15 Sep. 2025
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Doubling down on the Abraham Accords is the surest path to defeating Hamas, Ted Deutch, former US congressman and CEO of the American Jewish Committee, writes in The Times of Israel.—
Mohammed Sergie,
semafor.com,
15 Sep. 2025
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Murphy said lawmakers have already been upping their security details in the wake of several acts of political violence across the country this year, such as the assassination of two Democratic state legislators in Minnesota this summer.—
Phillip M. Bailey,
USA Today,
12 Sep. 2025
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Senators for decades have cherished the ability to filibuster, allowing extended debates on the floor that required legislators of both parties to compromise on legislation.—
Kacen Bayless,
Kansas City Star,
12 Sep. 2025
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“Senator.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/senator. Accessed 20 Sep. 2025.
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