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senate

[sen-it] / ˈsɛn ɪt /






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An earlier faculty senate report noted the SAT and ACT “add substantially to UC’s ability to predict student success” beyond high school grades.

From The Wall Street Journal

Proceedings in the senate were halted as she refused to remove the item.

From BBC

“District 29 is a deeply red district that has not been represented in the state senate by a Democrat since the early part of the previous decade.”

From MarketWatch

Michael Selig, the nominee to chair the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, will go before a senate committee for a confirmation hearing on Wednesday.

From Barron's

“To my mind any organization that engages in work the president doesn’t like is vulnerable,” said Yu, who is also running for state senate in Massachusetts as a Democrat.

From MarketWatch