Two senior Republican legislators said that such a gathering was likely to begin next week.

Rarely are senior legislators sacrificed so casually in a political blood feud.

The same reason was given last week when three of Mr. Singh's supporters, all senior legislators, were dismissed from the party.

Increasingly, senior Republican legislators are talking about naming electors by resolution, which does not require the governor's signature.

Mr. Silver's most ardent defenders last year, many of them relatively senior legislators who had good personal relations with him, also play down his stylistic shift.

And tomorrow they plan to appoint Steve Levy, the senior Democratic legislator, as his deputy.

This Commission comprises senior legislators from each of the major economies.

General Fogleman has staked his reputation on that position, lobbying senior legislators personally in recent months.

He is a senior legislator serving six consecutive terms.

Until recently, many of the state's leading school officials and even some senior Democratic legislators were applauding his fiscal policies.