senate (Meaning)

Wordnet

senate (n)

assembly possessing high legislative powers

the upper house of the United States Congress

Webster

senate (n.)

An assembly or council having the highest deliberative and legislative functions.

A body of elders appointed or elected from among the nobles of the nation, and having supreme legislative authority.

The upper and less numerous branch of a legislature in various countries, as in France, in the United States, in most of the separate States of the United States, and in some Swiss cantons.

In general, a legislative body; a state council; the legislative department of government.

The governing body of the Universities of Cambridge and London.

In some American colleges, a council of elected students, presided over by the president of the college, to which are referred cases of discipline and matters of general concern affecting the students.

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senate Sentence Examples

  1. The Senate is responsible for confirming presidential appointments and ratifying treaties.
  2. The Senate is the upper house of the U.S. Congress.
  3. The Senate has 100 members, two from each state.
  4. The Senate majority leader is currently Chuck Schumer.
  5. The Senate minority leader is currently Mitch McConnell.
  6. The Senate impeachment trial of former President Donald Trump was highly controversial.
  7. The Senate has the power to pass laws, declare war, and raise revenue.
  8. The Senate is sometimes referred to as the "world's greatest deliberative body."
  9. The Senate has been the site of many historic debates, including those over slavery and civil rights.
  10. The Senate is a powerful institution that plays a vital role in American government.

FAQs About the word senate

assembly possessing high legislative powers, the upper house of the United States CongressAn assembly or council having the highest deliberative and legislative

house, chamber, capitol,hall, meetinghouse,statehouse

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The Senate is responsible for confirming presidential appointments and ratifying treaties.

The Senate is the upper house of the U.S. Congress.

The Senate has 100 members, two from each state.

The Senate majority leader is currently Chuck Schumer.