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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for senates
  1. chambers
  2. houses
  3. halls
Noun
  • The legislation includes nearly 60 standalone bills from the House, the Senate, or both chambers, combined into one massive package.
    — Kamal Morgan, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 July 2026
  • His fixation on the bill — which lacks enough GOP support in the Senate — has undermined unrelated Republican priorities in both chambers and nearly paralyzed legislative business in the House.
    — Kaia Hubbard, CBS News, 13 July 2026
Definition of chambers
Noun
  • Under France’s legislative process, however, the National Assembly has the final say when the two houses of parliament disagree.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 15 July 2026
  • Off Nine Mile Road, his 7,500-square-foot building houses people from the age of 18 to people over 60.
    — Julia Avant, CBS News, 14 July 2026
Definition of houses
Noun
  • And staff at Backcountry Hunters & Anglers, or Trout Unlimited, or the Mule Deer Foundation — that’s their job, to go and advocate in the halls of Congress and with the administration.
    — Natalie Krebs, Outdoor Life, 16 July 2026
  • These type of chili buns were likely popularized in Kentucky pool halls serving the working class and, by the 1960s, were adopted by ice cream shops and drive-ins, according to the Southern Foodways Alliance.
    — Amanda Hancock, Louisville Courier Journal, 15 July 2026
Definition of halls

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