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[sen-it] / ˈsɛn ɪt /






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The board also dissolved the faculty senate and replaced it with an advisory council to the president, which includes two faculty members from each of the university’s colleges and additional members appointed by the president.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 21, 2026

The senate said it will convene a work group to meet over the next year to look at the issue.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 11, 2026

My campaign for state senate is a part of that, a part of the larger push for a politics that invests in care over destruction.

From Salon • Jun. 2, 2026

After a dramatic chase up the senate stairs on the same day, government agents who failed to arrest him later paused the effort as the senate leadership gave him sanctuary.

From Barron's • May 21, 2026

“A quick breakfast. Then we’ve got the senate meeting.”

From "The Son of Neptune" by Rick Riordan




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