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the Senate

noun (EDUCATION)
 
 
/ˈsen.ət/

Definition

the group of people who control a college or universityUniversity and college education
(Definition of the Senate noun (EDUCATION) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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