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The House of Representatives can impeach a judge with a simple majority, but votes from two-thirds of the Senate are required to convict the judge and remove them from office ‒ making a conviction highly unlikely under the Senate's current makeup with 47 Democratic senators.—Joey Garrison, USA TODAY, 18 Mar. 2025 Less than a year after Gov. Ron DeSantis vetoed legislation that would overhaul Florida’s hemp marketplace, Florida senators are trying again.—Romy Ellenbogen, Miami Herald, 18 Mar. 2025 With your population of 40 million (almost twice the size of Florida), you will be entitled to 53 members of Congress and should insist on two Senators per province, or 20 senators.—Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 18 Mar. 2025 Republican senator Joni Ernst, who has been a vocal backer of DOGE’s efforts, previously publicly supported the USDA’s dog training program and cosponsored legislation that would give it permanent funding.—Kate Knibbs, WIRED, 17 Mar. 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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