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Senate
//ˈsɛnət// name, noun
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Proper Noun
- 1 Any of several legislative bodies. (In countries which have multiple legislative bodies, the Senate is often the more senior.)
- 2 The council that governed the ancient Roman Republic. historical
- 3 The Senate of Canada; the upper house of the Canadian parliament; "the Senate". Canada
- 4 The United States Senate. US
- 5 The upper legislative body of many of the states of the United States. US
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- 6 The upper house of the Philippine Congress. Philippines
Noun
- 1 In some bicameral legislative systems, the upper house or chamber.
- 2 assembly possessing high legislative powers wordnet
- 3 A group of experienced, respected, wise individuals serving as decision makers or advisors in a political system or in institutional governance, as in a university, and traditionally of advanced age.
"Before the Tyrant's throne All night his aged Senate sate."
- 4 the upper house of the United States Congress wordnet
- 5 In Germany, the executive branch of government in the city states of Berlin, Bremen, and Hamburg; the governments of cities that were part of the Hanseatic League; and the bench in a higher appellate court.
Etymology
From Middle English senat, from Old French senat, from Latin senātus (“council of elders; a senate”), from senex (“old”). Doublet of Senedd.
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