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senate definition

sen·ate (senit)

noun

  1. literally a council of elders
  2. the supreme council of the ancient Roman state, originally only of patricians but later including the plebeians
  3. a lawmaking assembly; state council
    1. ☆ the upper house of the legislature of the U.S., or of most of the states of the U.S.
    2. a similar body in other countries
  4. a governing or advisory council in a college or university the Faculty Senate
  5. the building or hall where a senate meets

Etymology: ME senat < OFr < L senatus < senex, old, aged < IE base *sen(o)-, old > Sans sána-, Gr henos, OIr sen, old

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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