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senate¹
- /ˈsɛnɪt/ UK
- /ˈsɛnət/ US
- /ˈsɛnɪt/ US
- /ˈsenət/ Australia
Rhymes with -ɛnɪt, -ɛnət
Where it comes from
From Middle English senat, from Old French senat, from Latin senātus (“council of elders; a senate”), from senex (“old”).
noun senates
- 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 institutional governance, as in a university, and traditionally of advanced age. Before the Tyrant's throne All night his aged Senate sate.
- 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.
Senate²
proper noun Senates
- Any of several legislative bodies. (In countries which have multiple legislative bodies, the Senate is often the more senior.)
- The council that governed the ancient Roman Republic.
- The Senate of Canada; the upper house of the Canadian parliament; "the Senate".
- The United States Senate.
- The upper legislative body of many of the states of the United States.
- The upper house of the Philippine Congress.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: senator, senatorial, congressman, congressional, college, nat, congress, clerk, room, house, upper, chamber, bedroom, hill, bill, nats
Translations
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noun the upper house in some bicameral legislative systems
| Español | senado |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 상원 sang'won, 원로원 wollowon |
| 日本語 | 上院 jōin, 元老院 genrōin |
| 中文 | 參議院 /参议院 cānyìyuàn |
| हिन्दी | सीनेट sīneṭ |
| Kiswahili | seneti |
| Português | senado |
| Français | sénat |
| Deutsch | Senat |
| Italiano | senato |
| Ελληνικά | γερουσία gerousía |
| Русский | сена́т senát |
| Tiếng Việt | thượng nghị viện |
| العربية | مَجْلِس الشُّيُوخ majlis aš-šuyūḵ |
| עברית | סֶנָאט senát |
name legislative body
| Español | senado |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 상원 sang'won |
| 日本語 | 上院 jōin, 議院 giin, 議会 gikai, 参議院 sangiin, 元老院 genrōin |
| 中文 | 參議院 /参议院 cānyìyuàn, 議院 /议院 yìyuàn, 議會 /议会 yìhuì |
| Português | senado |
| Français | Sénat, sénat |
| Deutsch | Senat |
| Ελληνικά | γερουσία gerousía |
| Русский | сена́т senát |
| العربية | مَجْلِس majlis, مَجْلِس أَعْلَى majlis ʔaʕlā |
| עברית | סנאט senát |
name Roman senate
| Español | Senado |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 원로원 wollowon |
| 日本語 | 元老院 genrōin |
| 中文 | 元老院 yuánlǎoyuàn |
| Português | senado |
| Français | Sénat |
| Deutsch | Senat |
| Italiano | Senato |
| Ελληνικά | σύγκλητος sýgklitos |
| Русский | сена́т senát, Сена́т Senát |
| العربية | مَجْلِس اَلشُّيُوخ اَلرُّومَانِيّ majlis aš-šuyūḵ ar-rūmāniyy |
name US state senate
| Русский | сена́т senát |
|---|
Talk about this word "senate." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/senate. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. senate. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/senate "senate." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/senate.Cite this
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title = {senate},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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