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sen·ate  (snt)
n.
1. Abbr. Sen. An assembly or a council of citizens having the highest deliberative and legislative functions in a government, specifically:
a. Senate The upper house of the U.S. Congress, to which two members are elected from each state by popular vote for a six-year term.
b. often Senate The upper house in the bicameral legislature of many states in the United States.
c. Senate The upper legislative house in Canada, France, and some other countries.
d. The supreme council of state of the ancient Roman Republic and later of the Roman Empire.
2. The building or hall in which such a council or assembly meets.
3. A governing, advisory, or disciplinary body of some colleges and universities composed of faculty members and sometimes student representatives.

[Middle English senat, from Old French, from Latin sentus, from senex, sen-, old, an elder; see sen- in Indo-European roots.]

senate
Noun
the main governing body at some universities [Latin senatus council of the elders]

Senate
Noun
the upper chamber of the legislatures of Australia, the US, Canada, and many other countries

Senate an assembly or Council of citizens; a body of the elders, 1586; the governing body of a nation, state or university.
Examples: the senate of the Gods is met, 1821; the senate of the heart, 1540.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.senatesenate - assembly possessing high legislative powers
U.S. Senate, United States Senate, US Senate, Senate - the upper house of the United States Congress
law-makers, legislative assembly, legislative body, legislature, general assembly - persons who make or amend or repeal laws
2.senateSenate - the upper house of the United States Congress
senate - assembly possessing high legislative powers
Congress, U.S. Congress, United States Congress, US Congress - the legislature of the United States government
Translations
senate [ˈsɛnɪt] nsenado see also Congress

senate [ˈsɛnɪt] nsénat m;
(US);
the Senate → le Sénat
senateLe Senate est la chambre haute du "Congress", le parlement des États-Unis. Il est composé de 100 sénateurs, 2 par État, élus au suffrage universel direct tous les 6 ans, un tiers d'entre eux étant renouvelé tous les 2 ans.

senate [ˈsɛnɪt] nSenat m
SenateSenate ist das Oberhaus des amerikanischen Kongresses (das Unterhaus ist das House of Representatives. Der Senat besteht aus 100 Senatoren, zwei für jeden Bundesstaat, die für sechs Jahre gewählt werden, wobei ein Drittel alle zwei Jahre neu gewählt wird. Die Senatoren werden in direkter Wahl vom Volk gewählt. Siehe auch congress.

senate [ˈsɛnɪt] nsenato

senate
n senate [ˈsenət]
1 a lawmaking body, especially the upper house of the parliament in some countries. senaat مَجْلِس الشُّيوخ сенат senát senat der Senat γερουσία senado senat مجلس سنا senaatti sénat סֶנָט सीनेट, अधिसभा senat, zakonodavno vijeće felsőház, szenátus senat öldungadeild, efri deild senato 上院議会 상원(上院) senatas senāts senat senaat senat; akademisk kollegium senat senado senat сенат senát senat senat senat รัฐสภา senato 上院 сенат قانون ساز مجلس thượng nghị viện
2 in ancient Rome, the chief legislative and administrative body. senaat المَجْلِس التَّشْريعي والإداري في روما القَديمَه сенат senát senat der Senat σύγκλητος (στην αρχ. Ρώμη) senado senat سنا در روم باستان senaatti sénat סֶנָטוֹר रोम की प्रमुख विधायिका senat szenátus senat öldungaráð senato 元老院 (고대 로마의) 원로원 senatas senāts dewan senat senaat senat senat senado senat сенат senát senat senat senat วุฒิสภา senato 元老院(古羅馬) сенат قدیم روم میں اہم قانون ساز مجلس hội đồng nhà nước cao nhất
n senator
1 (sometimes abbreviated toSen.in titles) a member of a lawmaking senate Senator Smith. senator سيناتور: عُضو مَجْلِس الشُّيوخ الأمريكي сенатор senátor, -ka senator der Senator γερουσιαστής senador senaator سناتور senaattori sénateur/-trice סֶנָטוֹר सीनेटर senator, vijećnik szenátor senator öldungadeildarþingmaður senatore 上院議員 상원 의원 senatorius senators senator senator senator senator senador senator сенатор senátor, -ka senator senator senator วุฒิสมาชิก senatör 參議員;上院議員 сенатор سینیٹ کا رکن thượng nghị sĩ
2 a member of a Roman senate. senator عُضو في مَجلِس الشُّيوخ في روما сенатор senátor senator der Senator συγκλητικός senador senaator عضوي از سنادر روم باستان senaattori sénateur סֶנָטוֹר रोमन सीनेट का सदस्य senator szenátor senator öldungaráðsmaður senatore 元老院議員 로마원로원 의원 senatorius senators senator senator senator senator senador senator сенатор senátor senator senator senator สมาชิกสภาสูง senatör (古羅馬的)元老院 сенатор یونانی سینیٹ کا رکن thành viên hội đồng nhà nước


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