senate
nouncommon in dialogue
- United Kingdom//ˈsɛnɪt//
- United States//ˈsɛnət//
- United States//ˈsɛnɪt//
- Australia//ˈsenət//
In some bicameral legislative systems, the upper house or chamber.
noun
- 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.
Before the Tyrant's throne All night his aged Senate sate.
- 3
In Germany, the executive branch of government in the city states of Berlin, Bremen, and Hamburg; the governments of cities that were part of the Hanseatic League; and the bench in a higher appellate court.
Etymology
From Middle English senat, from Old French senat, from Latin senātus (“council of elders; a senate”), from senex (“old”).
Forms
- plural
- senates
senate · In some bicameral legislative systems, the upper house or chamber.
Senate · Any of several legislative bodies. (In countries which have…senator · A member, normally elected, in the house or chamber of a…Senator · The title for someone who is elected to be a senator.