It is called hallucinations/delusion. In other words fake impression. You feel like there's someone but in reality there's no one. This happens because of chemicals released by brain(no idea about name)
After each legislative election the party<span> that wins the most representatives is designated the "</span>majority<span>" in each house, and the other </span>party<span> is called the "</span>minority<span>. ... Next, when each house convenes in its first session, </span>Congressional<span> leaders, such as the Speaker of the House and the </span>Majority<span> Leader in the</span>Senate<span>, are selected ...
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It means that Rome was having a hard time and was dealing with many problems
It was basically monarchy ;)