senate
senate definition
sen·ate (sen′it)
noun
- literally a council of elders
- the supreme council of the ancient Roman state, originally only of patricians but later including the plebeians
- a lawmaking assembly; state council
- ☆ the upper house of the legislature of the U.S., or of most of the states of the U.S.
- a similar body in other countries
- a governing or advisory council in a college or university the Faculty Senate
- 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
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