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Bondi has made fools of the senators who voted to confirm her — including Florida’s Rick Scott and Ashley Moody.—Orlando Sentinel and South Florida Sun Sentinel Editorial Boards, Orlando Sentinel, 21 Feb. 2025 Among the potential amendments: Sens. Tammy Duckworth (D-Ill.) and Cory Booker (D-N.J.) plan to put GOP senators on the record on Trump's IVF promises, as Axios scooped tonight.—Stephen Neukam, Axios, 21 Feb. 2025 Heartburn among Republican senators is intensifying over the Trump administration’s sweeping federal spending freezes, cuts, and layoffs that could jeopardize services or programs in lawmakers’ home states.—Ramsey Touchberry, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 20 Feb. 2025 All 47 senators who caucus with Democrats voted against Patel.—David Lightman, Sacramento Bee, 20 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for senator
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Etymology
Middle English senatour, from Anglo-French senatur, from Latin senator, from senatus
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