Meaning

3 senses
  1. In some bicameral legislative systems, the upper house or chamber.

    Senat

    сена́тsenát

    сена́тsenát

    the upper house of the United States Congress

  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.

  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.

Examples

43 sentences
  1. The measure has already passed the Senate.

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  2. He was elected to the Senate in the last election.

    ruНа последних выборах он был избран в сенат.

    deBei den letzten Wahlen wurde er in den Senat gewählt.

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  3. Tom was removed from the senate.

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  4. This week, we welcome the president of the senate.

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  5. The supreme power was transferred from him to the senate.

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Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
the upper house in some bicameral legislative systems:
Русский
By meaning 1
the upper house in some bicameral legislative systems:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
the upper house in some bicameral legislative systems:

Origin

From Middle English senat, from Old French senat, from Latin senātus (“council of elders;

From Middle English senat, from Old French senat, from Latin senātus (“council of elders; a senate”), from senex (“old”).

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Forms

plural: senates
Singularsenate
Pluralsenates

regular

Synonyms

3 synonyms
Close in meaning

Word family

8 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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