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senate

noun

Definition of senatenext
as in house

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Recent Examples of senate 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 The senate represents thousands of faculty members. — Jaweed Kaleem, Los Angeles Times, 18 Feb. 2026 See All Example Sentences for senate
Recent Examples of Synonyms for senate
  1. house
  2. chamber
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  • Not long after, the teen got into a vehicle with Marcareno, made a U-turn and drove past the house, where Rodriguez Fernandez fired six shots from the passenger seat — striking and killing a woman, according to court records.
    — Alex Brizee, Idaho Statesman, 15 Sep. 2026
  • The state doesn’t even know the mother and daughter exist until social workers arrive at the house in the aftermath of Ralph’s accidental death while working a construction site.
    — Entertainment Weekly, Entertainment Weekly, 15 Sep. 2026
Definition of house
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  • In city halls and county commission chambers, east to west and north to south, people are squaring off against their local representatives.
    — Scott Neuman, NPR, 21 Sep. 2026
  • Preliminary results indicated that United Russia would get 355 out of 450 seats in the State Duma, the lower chamber of parliament, the Central Election Commission said, which would be a record high for the party if confirmed.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 21 Sep. 2026
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“Senate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/senate. Accessed 23 Sep. 2026.

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