Each state of the United States selects two senators to represent their states in the United States Senate. In 1913, the 17th Amendment[?] to the United States Constitution provided for the direct popular election of senators; prior to this, senators were selected by state legislatures.
... can have several shades of meaning. At its simplest, it refers to an adherent of a monarch or royal family.
Of the more specific uses of the term, the most ...