senate

IPA: sˈɛnʌt

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.
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.
Any of several legislative bodies. (In countries which have multiple legislative bodies, the Senate is often the more senior.)
(historical) The council that governed the ancient Roman Republic.
(Canada) The Senate of Canada; the upper house of the Canadian parliament; "the Senate".
(US) The United States Senate.
(US) The upper legislative body of many of the states of the United States.

Examples of "senate" in Sentences

JEFFERSON TO THE SENATE jefferson's message to the senate
To be clear, in my view, the senate is awful and wasteful and stupid.
I am not surprise that the senate is the bestion of what is not America.
McConnel the weasel of the senate is the train wreck. all the republicans should be ashamed of themselves.
The lieutenant-governor, in states in which there is one, presides in the senate, and is called _president of the senate_.
Another good reason to vote for the Democrat! if a bush likes a candidate, he's probably as bad as it gets. the last thing we need in the senate is another bushie!
Wait, with wars going on in two theaters, unemployment increasing and Taxes abound our senate is actually spending time arguing if they should charge for luggage on flights???
Diary Entry by Rob Kall (about the author) yahooBuzzArticleHeadline = 'Senate Joe and Dick; Election Open Thread'; yahooBuzzArticleSummary = 'What do you think will happen in the senate?
The story states rep murphy has not read the SENATE bill??? the senate bill??? has the congress person read the house BILL???? the story states mont county congress person swartz does not what congress next moves are????
I watched a lot of her meeting random, I just saw Kerry say ON THE SENATE FLOOR! that he isn't running for president, how BIG OF YOU! to use the senate floor to make an anti-bush campaign speech from 2 years ago Anyways, I watched a lot of Hillary's whatever it was today.