senate

noun

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as in house

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Recent Examples of senate Real-life Texas is in the middle of a highly contentious senate race; TV Texas is a world with no Greg Abbott, nor a president who’s already a cautionary tale in what happens when pop culture and politics collide. — Alison Herman, Variety, 23 Sep. 2026 Others, like the University of Texas and Texas Tech systems, chose to reconfigure the senates to conform with the state law that capped them at 60 members and allowed university presidents to appoint up to half of their members. — Mateo Rosiles, USA Today, 7 May 2026 Under a recent state law, Senate Bill 37, Alamo Colleges was forced to consolidate faculty senates at its five campuses into a single districtwide body. — Scott Huddleston, San Antonio Express-News, 2 May 2026 The state senate passed Weiner’s bill 30-10, above the threshold legislation needs to be fast-tracked into law immediately after the governor signs it, in late January. — Sacbee.com, 9 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for senate
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  1. house
  2. chamber
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  • The country's upper house of parliament voted last month to require UBS to hold 90% of Common Equity Tier 1 (CET1) capital, or about $16 billion in extra shares, as collateral to support its foreign subsidiaries.
    — Hugh Leask, CNBC, 28 Oct. 2026
  • The stranger’s dress had been stored in the family’s house for more than a decade.
    — Allison Kiehl, Chicago Tribune, 28 Oct. 2026
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  • The nonpartisan Cook Political Report’s final rating placed el Sayed in a favorable position to win, and its assessment also shifted the broader Senate battle toward Democrats, who are seeking to reclaim the chamber.
    — Barnini Chakraborty, The Washington Examiner, 3 Nov. 2026
  • Next year, if Democrats claim the majority in both chambers, the GOP can’t expect quick dismissals.
    — Burgess Everett, semafor.com, 3 Nov. 2026
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