senate

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see also: Senate

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Pronunciation

• (RP, America) IPA: /ˈsɛnɪt/, /ˈsɛnət/

Noun

senate (plural senates)

1. In some bicameral legislative systems, the upper house or chamber.
2. 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 and male.
   • 1818, Percy Bysshe Shelley,"The Revolt of Islam", canto 11, stanza 13, lines 4338-9,

     Before the Tyrant's throne

     All night his aged Senate sate.

Translations

• French: sénat
• German: Senat
• Italian: senato
• Portuguese: senado
• Russian: сена́т
• Spanish: senado

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Senate

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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. (historical) The council that governed the ancient Roman Republic.
3. (Canada) The Senate of Canada; the upper house of the Canadian parliament; "the Senate".
4. (US) The United States Senate, "the Senate".
5. (US) The upper legislative body of many of the states of the United States.

Translations

• French: Sénat, sénat
• German: Senat
• Portuguese: senado
• Russian: сена́т
• Spanish: senado

Translations

• French: Sénat
• German: Senat
• Italian: Senato
• Portuguese: senado
• Russian: сена́т
• Spanish: Senado

Translations

• French: Sénat
• Russian: сена́т

Translations

• Russian: сена́т

Translations

• Russian: сена́т

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