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Recent Examples of senates
Indiana and Utah have also passed laws limiting the powers of faculty senates, and the University of Kentucky did so on its own initiative, disbanding its university senate and thereby stripping faculty of decision-making power over academic matters.
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Michael T. Nietzel,
Forbes.com,
1 Sep. 2025
Michael T. Nietzel,
Forbes.com,
1 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for senates
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Senate and Assembly budget committees are scheduled to hold hearings Monday morning to review the spending plan and legislators in both chambers are expected to vote on the budget later in the day.
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Thermal chambers replicate the effects of heat and humidity on apparel donned by people or robot mannequins.
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The country is a top cultivator and exporter of greenhouse tomatoes (Mexico, China, Canada, the United States and Spain are the other power-green houses in this space, with an annual market of ~$10B growing to ~$16B by 2030).
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Beach houses are the way to stay in Edisto; book one big enough to sleep the entire family and make memories to last a lifetime.
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The group meets once a month in beer halls, coffee shops and parks.
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House victories in New York as must-have wins for underheard voices in the halls of Congress.
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“Senates.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/senates. Accessed 29 Jun. 2026.
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