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During a faculty senate meeting in September 2013, Subbaswamy and Page clashed over football, with the professor saying the chancellor had breached his public pledge not to let the school’s investment in football undermine education.
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Lev Akabas, Sportico.com, 24 Nov. 2025
One of the Renaissance’s finest illuminated manuscripts is on display in the Italian senate for the Vatican’s Jubilee celebrations.
—Brendan Ruberry, semafor.com, 13 Nov. 2025
Tarrant County College is going through the process of reestablishing a faculty senate to comply with a new Texas law that changed the rules for how the governance bodies operate.
—Fousia Abdullahi, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 11 Nov. 2025
The students attempting to start the organization then appear before the SGA senate for a question and answer session before the SGA decides on whether to approve the organization.
—Peter D'abrosca, FOXNews.com, 27 Oct. 2025
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Lev Akabas, Sportico.com, 24 Nov. 2025
One of the Renaissance’s finest illuminated manuscripts is on display in the Italian senate for the Vatican’s Jubilee celebrations.
—Brendan Ruberry, semafor.com, 13 Nov. 2025
Tarrant County College is going through the process of reestablishing a faculty senate to comply with a new Texas law that changed the rules for how the governance bodies operate.
—Fousia Abdullahi, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 11 Nov. 2025
The students attempting to start the organization then appear before the SGA senate for a question and answer session before the SGA decides on whether to approve the organization.
—Peter D'abrosca, FOXNews.com, 27 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for senate
Noun
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On Friday, the government focused on showing the damage done to the house during what Martine Moïse testified was 45 minutes of gunfire.—
Jacqueline Charles,
Miami Herald,
17 Mar. 2026
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Your intimate 8th house is the focus of Mercury and the Moon’s embrace, inviting candid discussions of vulnerable topics.—
Tarot.com,
Baltimore Sun,
17 Mar. 2026
Noun
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The votes in both chambers were along strict partisan lines, with all Democrats against the measure.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
14 Mar. 2026
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Within its main chamber sits a 10-meter statue of the titular Chiang, Taiwan‘s first president.—
Timothy Nerozzi,
The Washington Examiner,
13 Mar. 2026
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