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Lisa Blunt Rochester, a Democrat, serves as junior U.S. senator from Delaware.—Jesse Edwards, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 July 2025 Durbin justified his stance during the hearing by citing precedent set by Vice President JD Vance, who, while serving as a Republican senator from Ohio, took similar steps to delay the confirmation of Biden’s judicial picks.—Samantha-Jo Roth, The Washington Examiner, 14 July 2025 President Donald Trump is getting directly involved in the $9.4 billion rescissions measure this week and talking to senators directly, people familiar with the matter said.—Burgess Everett, semafor.com, 14 July 2025 He has been forced to defend his leadership as ticket sales have slumped, workers have pushed to unionize, and five Democratic senators held a concert there in protest.—New York Times, 11 July 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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