Synonyms of senate

senate

noun

as in house

Related Words

• house
• chamber
• hall
• capitol
• statehouse
• meetinghouse

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of senate

David Sengthay, a Stanford senior and the head of the undergraduate-student senate, told me that protests typified the university’s history, up to and including his first two years in Palo Alto. — Rose Horowitch, The Atlantic, 25 Mar. 2026

The university senate is composed of 54 voting members elected from the faculty, staff, and student senates. — Michael T. Nietzel, Forbes.com, 4 Mar. 2026

The refusal to engage with the media contrasts Davis’ predecessors and contributes to a sharp decline in transparency at the Forty Acres, which also lost its faculty senate, a long-standing public forum that allowed faculty to question the president directly. — Lily Kepner, Austin American Statesman, 25 Feb. 2026

Some faculty members said the groups have become especially helpful after Senate Bill 37 eliminated faculty senates and replaced them with smaller councils that have fewer responsibilities. — Samantha Ketterer, Houston Chronicle, 23 Feb. 2026