senates

noun

plural of senate
as in chambers

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Recent Examples of senates Indiana and Utah have also passed laws limiting the powers of faculty senates, and the University of Kentucky did so on its own initiative, disbanding its university senate and thereby stripping faculty of decision-making power over academic matters. — Michael T. Nietzel, Forbes.com, 1 Sep. 2025
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  1. chambers
  2. houses
  3. halls
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  • Protesters went on to torch police stations across the country, overrun national security headquarters in multiple governorates, storm torture chambers, and unearth archives of horror and abuse.
    — Abdelrahman ElGendy, Time, 6 Oct. 2026
  • Bolsonaro's Liberal Party also turned in strong results in races for both chambers of Brazil's Congress, particularly in the Senate, where they are expected to hold 29 seats, compared to just nine for Lula's Workers Party.
    — David Unsworth, FOXNews.com, 5 Oct. 2026
Definition of chambers
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  • Since at least the 1970s and 1980s, there have been incidents of gang rape of intoxicated, incapacitated women in fraternity houses.
    — Richard Hall, Time, 7 Oct. 2026
  • Hyatt transformed the resort with six new buildings, including additional guest houses; all 117 rooms have also been overhauled, and there is a new pool as well as tons of new activities and programs.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Oct. 2026
Definition of houses
Noun
  • The spoils of Affleck’s and Damon’s onscreen accomplishments documented in these halls have had peaks and valleys.
    — Matt Donnelly, Variety, 7 Oct. 2026
  • Then of course this book is a real how-to for people who are in the halls of power.
    — Helen Carefoot, Flow Space, 7 Oct. 2026
Definition of halls

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