- senate sen·ate n
- ['sɛnɪt]
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Senate — Sen ate, n. [OE. senat, F. s[ e]nat, fr. L. senatus, fr. senex, gen. senis, old, an old man. See {Senior}, {Sir}.] 1. An assembly or council having the highest deliberative and legislative functions. Specifically: (a) (Anc. Rom.) A body of elders … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Senate chamber — Senate Sen ate, n. [OE. senat, F. s[ e]nat, fr. L. senatus, fr. senex, gen. senis, old, an old man. See {Senior}, {Sir}.] 1. An assembly or council having the highest deliberative and legislative functions. Specifically: (a) (Anc. Rom.) A body of … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Senate house — Senate Sen ate, n. [OE. senat, F. s[ e]nat, fr. L. senatus, fr. senex, gen. senis, old, an old man. See {Senior}, {Sir}.] 1. An assembly or council having the highest deliberative and legislative functions. Specifically: (a) (Anc. Rom.) A body of … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Senate — sen·ate / se nət/ n: the upper chamber in a bicameral legislature; esp cap: the upper house of the U.S. Congress or a state legislature Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996. senate … Law dictionary
Senate — Sen‧ate [ˈsent] noun [singular] in the US and some other countries, the upper part of the two parts of government with the power to make laws … Financial and business terms
senate — sen|ate [ senət ] noun count *** 1. ) the more senior part of a legislature that has two parts a ) the Senate the more senior part of the U.S. Congress b ) the senate the highest level of government in ancient Rome 2. ) a group that governs some… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
senate — sen|ate Senate [ˈsenıt] n [Date: 1100 1200; : Old French; Origin: senat, from Latin senatus, from senex old man ] 1.) a) the Senate the smaller and more important of the two parts of the government with the power to make laws, in countries such… … Dictionary of contemporary English
senate — sen•ate [[t]ˈsɛn ɪt[/t]] n. 1) gov an assembly or council having the highest deliberative functions in a government, esp. a legislative assembly 2) gov (cap.) the upper house of the U.S. Congress or of a state legislature 3) gov (cap.) the upper… … From formal English to slang
senate-house — senˈate house noun The meeting place of a senate • • • Main Entry: ↑senate … Useful english dictionary
senate — sen·ate … English syllables
Venice — City of northeastern Italy, center of a substantial territorial state during the Renaissance period, an active participant in Italian political and military affairs, and one of only two major Italian city states to retain its republican… … Historical Dictionary of Renaissance
