c. 1200, "legal and administrative body of ancient Rome," from Old French senat or Latin senatus "highest council of the state in ancient Rome," literally "council of elders,& [..]

the upper of the two elected legislative bodies of the United States government. It is made up of two senators from each state.

    One of the two legislative bodies that make up the bicameral (two-house) Michigan Legislature. The Senate consists of 38 members elected to four-year terms.

Senate [N]( Acts 5:21 ), the "elders of Israel" who formed a component part of the Sanhedrin.

One of two chambers of the Canadian Parliament, along with the House of Commons. Unlike the House of Commons, whose members are elected, the Senate is appointed by the governor in council based upon t [..]

One of the two houses of the federal Parliament of Australia, which has 76 Senators, 12 from each of the six states and two each from the Northern Territory and the Australian Capital Territory, elect [..]

the legislative body in ancient Rome, the governing body of a university

Along with the House of Representatives, it is one of the two Houses of the U.S. Congress. There are two Senators granted to each state and each Senator serves a six-year term. There are currently 100 [..]

(Acts 5:21), the "elders of Israel" who formed a component part of the Sanhedrin.

One of the two houses of federal Parliament, the other being the House of Representatives. It is often called the 'Upper House' or house of review. There are 76 Senators; 12 from each of the six states and 2 from the ACT and NT.

When the Speaker takes the Chair, the Mace Bearer places the Mace on the Table to signify that the Senate is in session.

Also known as the Upper House of Parliament. This term also refers to the room where Senators meet regularly.

A legislative body; usually the body in a bicameral legislature having the fewer number of members.

Upper chamber of our two-body legislature. The Senate has 49 members who serve four-year terms.

The Upper House of the Australian Parliament, also known as the ‘House of Review’ and the ‘States' House’. The states are represented equally in the Senate, with 12 senators each. The Territories each have two, bringing the total to 76. The Senate has identical law-making powers to the House of Representatives, except in the initiation of mone [..]

the Senate is part of Congress. Senators propose and vote on legislation (laws). There are 100 members of the Senate (two Senators for each state). Senators are elected to a term of 6 years.

the upper chamber in a bicameral legislature ;esp cap : the upper house of the U.S. Congress or a state legislature

  The Canadian Senate is the upper house of Canada’s bicameral parliament designed, in part, as a way of representing the regional components of the Canadian federation.  It is composed of 105 senators appointed until the age of 75 years by the governor general on the advice of the prime minister.  Senators are appointed from Canada’s provinces and [..]

the House of Congress with two members from each state.

Senate is the upper house of the bicameral U.S. Congress. The composition of the house is established in accordance with Article 1 of the U.S. constitution. Each U.S. state is represented by two senat [..]

The Upper House of Federal Parliament. Twelve Senators are elected from each State and two from each Territory.

(n) assembly possessing high legislative powers(n) the upper house of the United States Congress

means the Senate of Australian Catholic University.

Half of the legislative branch of Ohio's government and composed of 33 State Senators representing the citizens of Ohio.

The University's main decision-making and advisory body for academic matters.

n. Senado de EE.UU.

has main responsibility for overseeing QMUL’s academic activity, including academic standards, freedom and research.

The legislative body consisting of 30 members, called senators, each representing districts of approximately 114,000 Oregon citizens.

The Senate is the upper house of the Commonwealth parliament. It contains a fixed number of representatives from each State and Territory (currently 12 per State and two per Territory). The Senate act [..]

n. "the Roman senate," s.v. senate OED. KEY: senate@n

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In some bicameral legislative systems, the upper house or chamber. A group of experienced, respected, wise individuals serving as decision makers or advisors in a political system or in institutio [..]

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