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Senate

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Noun

1. senate

assembly possessing high legislative powers

2. senate, u.s. senate, united states senate, us senate

the upper house of the United States Congress

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Senate

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noun
1. 
any legislative or governing body considered to resemble a Senate
2. 
the main governing body at some colleges and universities
noun (sometimes not capital)
1. 
the upper chamber of the legislatures of the US, Canada, Australia, and many other countries
2. 
the legislative council of ancient Rome. Originally the council of the kings, the Senate became the highest legislative, judicial, and religious authority in republican Rome
3. 
the ruling body of certain free cities in medieval and modern Europe

Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers

Senate

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noun
1.  Literally
a council of elders
2. 
the supreme council of the ancient Roman state, originally only of patricians but later including the plebeians
3. 
a lawmaking assembly; state council
4.  [S-]
a.  US
the upper house of the legislature of the U.S., or of most of the states of the U.S.
b. 
a similar body in other countries
5. 
a governing or advisory council in a college or university
the Faculty Senate
6. 
the building or hall where a senate meets

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Senate

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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 US 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.

The American Heritage ® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition copyright ©2018 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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