senate

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as in house

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Recent Examples of senate The university senate is composed of 54 voting members elected from the faculty, staff, and student senates. — Michael T. Nietzel, Forbes.com, 4 Mar. 2026 The refusal to engage with the media contrasts Davis’ predecessors and contributes to a sharp decline in transparency at the Forty Acres, which also lost its faculty senate, a long-standing public forum that allowed faculty to question the president directly. — Lily Kepner, Austin American Statesman, 25 Feb. 2026 Some faculty members said the groups have become especially helpful after Senate Bill 37 eliminated faculty senates and replaced them with smaller councils that have fewer responsibilities. — Samantha Ketterer, Houston Chronicle, 23 Feb. 2026 The senate represents thousands of faculty members. — Jaweed Kaleem, Los Angeles Times, 18 Feb. 2026 See All Example Sentences for senate
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  1. house
  2. chamber
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  • The kitchen clock shows information relevant to the kitchen, while the office display can show information generated elsewhere in the house.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 27 Aug. 2026
  • The house will include Osbourne’s hits plus some deep cuts, Sauls said.
    — Dewayne Bevil, The Orlando Sentinel, 27 Aug. 2026
Definition of house
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  • His chambers are in Islandia, on Long Island, with tennis trophies on the desk and an electric shoe buffer in the corner.
    — Zach Helfand, New Yorker, 31 Aug. 2026
  • Whoever wins Georgia’s lieutenant governor race in November will lead the state Senate chamber for the next four years ― but the scope of his power will rest in the hands of the likely Republican majority.
    — Riley Bunch, AJC.com, 31 Aug. 2026
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