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senator

[sen-uh-ter] / ˈsɛn ə tər /
NOUN
statesperson
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Sunday’s election—a razor-thin race against Flávio Bolsonaro, a 45-year-old senator and son of former President Jair Bolsonaro—serves as a test of that wager.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 4, 2026

Flávio Bolsonaro, 45, is Jair Bolsonaro's eldest son and has been serving as a senator since 2019.

From BBC ● Oct. 4, 2026

Earlier that morning, Axios co-founder Jim VandeHei published a flattering bulletin placing Schmitt atop the speculative short list to be Vice President JD Vance’s 2028 running mate, quoting admirers of the senator.

From Salon ● Oct. 1, 2026

On Saturday, Trump is expected to hold a rally in Ohio in an effort to help that state’s junior Republican senator, Jon Husted, who is also in a toss-up race.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 30, 2026

One senator denounced the various “illegal plots, counterplots, espionage, decoys, dictographs” that were being used not to “detect and prosecute crime but...to shield profiteers, bribe takers and favorites.”

From "Killers of the Flower Moon" by David Grann

While the presidential election is in the spotlight, Brazil's nearly 160 million registered voters are also electing lawmakers, governors, and some senators.

From Barron's ● Oct. 3, 2026

That bill, called the Clarity Act, collapsed this week after months of protracted negotiations when senators officially voted it down.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 20, 2026

Not that the easily impressed senators, eager to exculpate a favored man, took note of the irony.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 18, 2026

When facing questions from the committee, the tired-looking Patel did a much poorer job than Bondi of flinging insults at senators.

From Salon ● Sep. 18, 2026

There are some senators and politicians in the pictures with us.

From "Life Is So Good" by George Dawson




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