Senate Definition

sĕnĭt
noun
A council of elders.
Webster's New World
A lawmaking assembly; state council.
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The supreme council of the ancient Roman state, originally only of patricians but later including the plebeians.
Webster's New World
The building or hall where a senate meets.
Webster's New World
A governing or advisory council in a college or university.
The Faculty Senate.
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pronoun

(historical) The council that governed the ancient Roman Republic.

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(US) The United States Senate, "the Senate".
Wiktionary

Any of several legislative bodies. (In countries which have multiple legislative bodies, the Senate is often the more senior.)

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(Canada) The Senate of Canada; the upper house of the Canadian parliament; "the Senate".

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Other Word Forms of Senate

Noun

Singular:
senate
Plural:
senates

Origin of Senate

  • Middle English senat from Old French from Latin senātus from senex sen- old, an elder sen- in Indo-European roots

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

Senate Sentence Examples

  • It has four members in the Canadian Senate and ten in the House of Commons.

  • We want to give the Senate new juridical powers, but we have no laws.

  • The governor appoints, subject to the consent of a majority of the members elected to the Senate, all officers whose appointment or election is.

  • The Senate elects a president, confirms or rejects the nominations of the governor, and acts as a court of impeachment for the trial of public officers, besides sharing in legislative functions.

  • Anyway, he expired two days later in the guardhouse of the citadel of St Petersburg, two days after the senate had condemned him to death for imagining rebellion against his father, and for hoping for the co-operation of the common people and the armed intervention of his brother-in-law, the emperor.

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Words Starting With

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Words Ending With

ETEATE

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