How to Use student government in a Sentence

student government

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  • She was president of the student government.
  • He is active in student government.
  • The student government will fund that project for three years.
    — Washington Post, 3 Dec. 2020
  • Rafael Hicks, 21, the speaker of the Senate for the student government at UC was also at the town hall.
    — Scott Wartman, The Enquirer, 22 July 2021
  • Last week, Glenelg’s student government asked the school to wear pajama pants for the second time in the span of a month.
    — Dan Belson, Baltimore Sun, 25 Jan. 2024
  • The conflict came to a head at a student government meeting on May 2.
    — Kristen Taketa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 July 2019
  • One of those members was Turner, the student government’s first Black chief of staff.
    — al, 11 Nov. 2022
  • This led to an emergency meeting of the student government and widespread calls to defund the group or shut down the event.
    — Jason Willick, WSJ, 20 July 2018
  • Santavicca said the move by the student government has been building for some time.
    — David Jesse, Detroit Free Press, 18 Jan. 2018
  • The student government has had to work with local nonprofits to obtain the drug, Shrestha said.
    — oregonlive, 8 Mar. 2023
  • And on Saturday, at the start of the game, the student government association will lead the Tigers onto the field.
    — Brittany Britto, Houston Chronicle, 11 Oct. 2019
  • At Franklin, Bathurst has been active in student government, band and dance programs.
    — oregonlive, 2 Mar. 2022
  • The schools are working with student government to figure out how to best host events like homecoming, which were canceled in the fall.
    — Leslie Postal, orlandosentinel.com, 7 Dec. 2020
  • The student government will help tell students about the program, Holland said.
    — Ginny Monk, Hartford Courant, 30 Apr. 2022
  • He was also elected to serve two years as a senator in the student government.
    — Praveena Somasundaram, Washington Post, 23 June 2023
  • During his junior year, Scott toyed around with the idea of running for president of the student government.
    — Robert Samuels, The New Yorker, 1 Nov. 2023
  • That team would be my student government team at my college and my advisers as well.
    — Jennifer Johnson, chicagotribune.com, 5 July 2019
  • Until now, the debate over BDS has largely been isolated to the halls of student government.
    — Elias Saratovsky, New York Daily News, 27 May 2024
  • In a close vote, Brown’s student government rejected DAB’s plea to remove the statues.
    — Jack Wolfsohn, National Review, 9 Aug. 2021
  • The Memorial-area resident had been in the student government, and passed time during a speech talking with her.
    — Emily Foxhall, Houston Chronicle, 20 Apr. 2018
  • Gomez said that at the Alligator, her team helps to ensure that the student government puts its $20 million budget to good use.
    — Alexandra Villarreal, Fox News, 25 Apr. 2018
  • Yale’s student government took a stance against the practice in November.
    — Collin Binkley, ajc, 13 Feb. 2022
  • Krista Schmidt, FIU’s student government president, was one of the recipients of the email.
    — Alex Harris, miamiherald, 27 Oct. 2017
  • By her senior year, Hansel had a 4.0 grade-point average and near-perfect test scores and was in student government and drum major for the Mayo Marching Band.
    — Sam Whiting, SFChronicle.com, 20 June 2018
  • The campus debate over Israel is no longer contained to the halls of student government, and it’s never been about divestment.
    — Elias Saratovsky, New York Daily News, 27 May 2024
  • Worrell, who's a member of student government, isn't sure.
    — Kate Murphy, Cincinnati.com, 21 Sep. 2017
  • Until now, though, most events have looked more like the one held last week by the University of Alaska Fairbanks student government.
    — Nathaniel Herz, Anchorage Daily News, 9 May 2022
  • Members of the school’s student government are also working to spotlight Ball.
    — Kathleen M. Wong, Smithsonian Magazine, 23 Mar. 2022
  • Smith, a senior, has played football, run track, held student government roles and served as president of the Black Student Union at Gallaudet.
    — Donna M. Owens, USA TODAY, 4 Feb. 2022
  • In addition to divestment, protesters across the U.S. are calling for a cease-fire and student governments at some colleges have also passed resolutions in recent weeks calling for an end to academic partnerships with Israel.
    — Claire Thornton, USA TODAY, 24 Apr. 2024

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