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The senate represents thousands of faculty members.
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Jaweed Kaleem,
Los Angeles Times,
18 Feb. 2026
Voters also backed a proposal to change the constitution, with nearly two-thirds in favor of replacing a charter put in place after a 2014 military coup, which critics say gave too much power to an undemocratic senate.
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Reuters,
NBC news,
9 Feb. 2026
During a faculty senate meeting in September 2013, Subbaswamy and Page clashed over football, with the professor saying the chancellor had breached his public pledge not to let the school’s investment in football undermine education.
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Lev Akabas,
Sportico.com,
24 Nov. 2025
One of the Renaissance’s finest illuminated manuscripts is on display in the Italian senate for the Vatican’s Jubilee celebrations.
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Brendan Ruberry,
semafor.com,
13 Nov. 2025
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Jaweed Kaleem,
Los Angeles Times,
18 Feb. 2026
Voters also backed a proposal to change the constitution, with nearly two-thirds in favor of replacing a charter put in place after a 2014 military coup, which critics say gave too much power to an undemocratic senate.
—
Reuters,
NBC news,
9 Feb. 2026
During a faculty senate meeting in September 2013, Subbaswamy and Page clashed over football, with the professor saying the chancellor had breached his public pledge not to let the school’s investment in football undermine education.
—
Lev Akabas,
Sportico.com,
24 Nov. 2025
One of the Renaissance’s finest illuminated manuscripts is on display in the Italian senate for the Vatican’s Jubilee celebrations.
—
Brendan Ruberry,
semafor.com,
13 Nov. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for senate
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The heatwave has been significant enough to prompt major fashion houses to accommodate last-minute schedule changes.
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In the Independence standoff in the 700 block of Brookside Avenue at what police believed to be Sanchez-Munoz’s primary residence, firefighters had to put out a blaze in the house, but the man was not located there.
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Senate and Assembly budget committees are scheduled to hold hearings Monday morning to review the spending plan and legislators in both chambers are expected to vote on the budget later in the day.
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The Hinsdale High School chamber choir sang the national anthem.
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