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Recent Examples of senate
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.
—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
Previously, the college had both a faculty association and a faculty senate; under SB 37, only a senate will represent the college campuses.
—Fousia Abdullahi, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 11 Nov. 2025
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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.
—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
Previously, the college had both a faculty association and a faculty senate; under SB 37, only a senate will represent the college campuses.
—Fousia Abdullahi, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 11 Nov. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for senate
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Bringing a new perspective to campus Last summer, Tamura returned to campus, moving into a house across the street from UC Health.—
Rachel Hale,
USA Today,
31 Mar. 2026
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Photos of the collision show the big rig with its back end on the road and its nose down the hilly yard, just feet from the house.—
Caelyn Pender,
Mercury News,
31 Mar. 2026
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There was a formal complaint that was sent to leadership in both chambers and the governor, saying, ‘This isn’t right.—
Angela Palermo,
Idaho Statesman,
3 Apr. 2026
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From there on out, Hood became a kind of radical, liberal man of the cloth, rallying for gay and trans rights, Black Lives Matter, and, finally, becoming a spiritual advisor to men on death row in 2022 after the Supreme Court ruled that folks could have one accompany them to the death chamber.—
Brenna Ehrlich,
Rolling Stone,
3 Apr. 2026
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“Senate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/senate. Accessed 4 Apr. 2026.
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