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Recent Examples of senate
The revision addressed some of the new rules stipulated in the bylaws, including lowering the number of faculty senate members from 89 to 60.
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Fousia Abdullahi, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 15 Aug. 2025
Anyone can bring a concern to administration through the faculty senate.
—Lily Kepner, Austin American Statesman, 30 July 2025
Konstantin Kosachev, deputy speaker of Russia's senate, slammed the weapons deals.
—Charles Maynes, NPR, 14 July 2025
Tonight, with final passage of Senate Bill 37, the faculty senate at the University of Texas at Austin had their power stripped and found out the Legislature does have authority over faculty senates after all!
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Apr. 2025
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Fousia Abdullahi, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 15 Aug. 2025
Anyone can bring a concern to administration through the faculty senate.
—Lily Kepner, Austin American Statesman, 30 July 2025
Konstantin Kosachev, deputy speaker of Russia's senate, slammed the weapons deals.
—Charles Maynes, NPR, 14 July 2025
Tonight, with final passage of Senate Bill 37, the faculty senate at the University of Texas at Austin had their power stripped and found out the Legislature does have authority over faculty senates after all!
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for senate
Noun
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As the man of the house — for his mother, twin sister and three younger sisters — his adolescence came with different pressures.—
Dan Wiederer,
New York Times,
7 Oct. 2025
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All the while, the enchanted garden where Travis would get down on one knee was being assembled outside of his and Swift’s house.—
Hannah Dailey,
Billboard,
7 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Whitmer established the universal meals program when Democrats controlled both chambers of the Michigan Legislature.—
Clara Hendrickson,
Freep.com,
3 Oct. 2025
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But with no funding bill poised to pass both chambers, some lawmakers are concerned that the White House’s Office of Management and Budget — or OMB, which is in charge of enforcing budget priorities across federal agencies — may move forward with attempts to implement more draconian cuts.—
Jackie Wattles,
CNN Money,
3 Oct. 2025
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“Senate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/senate. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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