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senate

5 definitions • 7 examples
1
one of the two groups of politicians who make laws in some political systems such as in the US, Australia, and France, often having different powers from the other group and different rules for members, for example being elected for a longer period:

Examples:

the senate The law has no chance of being passed by the Senate.
the French/Australian Senate
The US Senate has 100 members.
The UK doesn't have a senate; it has a House of Lords.
2
the group of people who control a college or university
3
the group of politicians who have the most power to make laws in a government:

Examples:

The US Senate has 100 members.
He served in the state senate.
4
In Canada, members of the Senate give advice about laws but do not make laws.
5
the name of the upper house (= more important of the two parts) of the parliaments of some countries, for example the US, Australia, and France:

Examples:

The law will not be passed by the Senate.

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