Howard CodyExamples of senate in a Sentence
WSJ, 6 Dec. 2023
The resolution was sent out to members of the Eastern university senate, as well as the three other university senate presidents, Monday afternoon.
—Keith M. Phaneuf, Hartford Courant, 16 Jan. 2024
Steve Garvey’s wholesome GOP senate campaign image belies a complex past
With the first California U.S. Senate debate in the rearview mirror and California’s March 5 primary coming up, Democratic Rep. Adam B. Schiff of Burbank leads the field.
—Anthony De Leon, Los Angeles Times, 1 Feb. 2024
Jeff Schlicht, the university senate president at Western Connecticut State University, said a no-confidence vote was not an agenda item for their upcoming meeting Wednesday.
—Keith M. Phaneuf, Hartford Courant, 16 Jan. 2024
Before joining the Supreme Court, O'Connor served in the Arizona State Senate and, upon becoming the chamber's majority leader, was the first woman to serve in the role for any state senate.
—Melissa Quinn, CBS News, 19 Dec. 2023
A lot depends on the outcome of the election, especially in the U.S. senate.
—Gernot Wagner, Bloomberg.com, 23 Oct. 2020
The GOP bills that could increase the presence of guns in schools are unlikely to pass the state senate.
—Sanya Mansoor, Time, 23 Aug. 2023
Ebbin said that Virginia’s best hope for setting up a legal market for recreational cannabis sales would come from Democrats seizing control of the State House following the election this fall, when all 40 state senate seats and 100 seats in the State House will be decided.
—Katie Shepherd, Washington Post, 15 July 2023
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senate
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Middle English senat "lawmaking council of ancient Rome," from early French senat (same meaning), from Latin senatus, literally, "council of elders," from sen-, senex "old" — related to senior
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