senate
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It is largely symbolic because the faculty senate does not have the power to remove leaders.
From BBC ● Nov. 6, 2026
Incumbent Sara Hernandez is stepping down and running for state senate.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 25, 2026
Last month, the state canceled the remaining $250 million—after a 35-4 senate vote in the opposite direction.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 9, 2026
The elections were the first to be held under Kazakhstan's new constitution, which abolished the senate in favour of a new unicameral legislature and reset term limits that would have otherwise been imposed on Tokayev.
From Barron's ● Aug. 24, 2026
Barack had lost his mother at the very genesis of his political career, two months after announcing his run for state senate.
From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama
Since news of the deal broke, he said he has met with the system chancellors, provosts, program directors and faculty senates about the acquisition.
From Washington Post ● Mar. 31, 2023
State senates range in size from twenty members in Alaska to sixty-seven members in Minnesota.
From Textbooks ● Jul. 28, 2021
The Missouri and North Carolina senates currently are the only chambers offering just audio, which can make it difficult for listeners to recognize the speakers.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 14, 2021
The animosity has spread to the 50 statehouses and the 7,382 people who serve in the houses and senates there.
From Salon ● Jun. 24, 2012
These laws, as they at present exist, have been revised by the government, in conjunction with the senates of the universities, and confirmed.
From The Student-Life of Germany by William Howitt
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Ancient Rome - Introductory
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