Synonyms of senate

senate

noun

as in house

Related Words

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

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of senate

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

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