senates

Definition of senatesnext
plural of senate

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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
Noun
  • These caverns under sidewalks could be used for storage, and circular pieces of thick glass in the sidewalk added natural light to these eerie underground chambers.
    Jacques Kelly, Baltimore Sun, 7 Feb. 2026
  • The two chambers would need to resolve those differences in language for the legislation to pass.
    Max Klaver, Miami Herald, 7 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • There are signs that lawmakers in both parties see the benefits of taking steps to add houses before this year's elections.
    Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 9 Feb. 2026
  • Sixty-five warming spaces — located at hospitals, houses of worship and schools — are active around town throughout the weekend, with warming buses also parked outside many of the hospitals and also transit hubs.
    Nicholas Williams, New York Daily News, 8 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • The coaches are proud seeing former student-athletes who once roamed the halls of their school achieve this kind of success.
    Victor Jacobo, CBS News, 8 Feb. 2026
  • Both Kilpatrick and Nidorf have failed recent inspections by the Board of State and Community Corrections, the California regulatory agency overseeing jails and juvenile halls.
    Jason Henry, Daily News, 8 Feb. 2026

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“Senates.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/senates. Accessed 11 Feb. 2026.

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