Recent Examples on the WebThis month’s political whiplash poster child is our very own senator, Rick Scott.—Pat Beall, Orlando Sentinel, 23 June 2024 The senator said black wealth is up 60% from pre-pandemic levels, touted the administration’s move to cancel student loan debt for 5 million people, and praised the $16 billion invested in historically black colleges and universities.—Robert Stewart, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 22 June 2024 In 1972, Democratic nominee George McGovern, a senator from South Dakota and leading critic of the Vietnam War, was probably never going to dislodge incumbent President Richard Nixon that fall.—Ron Elving, NPR, 22 June 2024 Fine, the Illinois senator, said the measure set to be signed by the governor is evidence of a growing legislative appetite to regulate insurers, a change that is shifting state government.—Tribune News Service, Baltimore Sun, 21 June 2024 See all Example Sentences for senator
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Word History
Etymology
Middle English senatour, from Anglo-French senatur, from Latin senator, from senatus
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