senates

noun

plural of senate
as in chambers

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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. — Michael T. Nietzel, Forbes.com, 1 Sep. 2025
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  1. chambers
  2. houses
  3. halls
Noun
  • Others yet described Democrats retaking both chambers as part of a natural cycle of backlash for the incumbent party.
    — Ramsey Touchberry, The Washington Examiner, 4 Nov. 2026
  • Before the dust settled Tuesday night, Democrats were already calling for both chambers to flex their new subpoena power.
    — Morgan Chalfant, semafor.com, 4 Nov. 2026
Definition of chambers
Noun
  • These attributes will be increasingly important when robots are deployed to rescue sites and even used in less dangerous settings like hospitality and in multilevel offices, factories and houses.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 4 Nov. 2026
  • As with interior design for houses, interior design for vehicles is also subject to fashion trends.
    — Jonathan M. Gitlin, ArsTechnica, 3 Nov. 2026
Definition of houses
Noun
  • The same recognition that filled convention halls also limited the roles he was offered elsewhere.
    — Daniel Ross Goodman, The Washington Examiner, 30 Oct. 2026
  • Deck the halls with bones and bodies for Joe Bob Conquers Christmas!
    — Rachel LaBonte, Entertainment Weekly, 29 Oct. 2026
Definition of halls

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