senate
/ˈsɛnɪt//ˈsɛnət/
senate noun: in some bicameral legislative systems, the upper house or chamber.
Noun
senate (plural senates)
- 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.
- Before the Tyrant's throne
All night his aged Senate sate.1818, Percy Bysshe Shelley, The Revolt of Islam, canto 11, stanza 13, lines 4338-9
- Before the Tyrant's throne
- 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.
Proper noun capitalized: Senate
Senate (plural Senates)
- Any of several legislative bodies. (In countries which have multiple legislative bodies, the Senate is often the more senior.)
- The council that governed the ancient Roman Republic.
- The Senate of Canada; the upper house of the Canadian parliament; "the Senate".
- The United States Senate.
- The upper legislative body of many of the states of the United States.
- The upper house of the Philippine Congress.
senate meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu
senate in Hindi
- the upper house in some bicameral legislative systems
- सीनेट sīneṭ
senate in Tamil
- ஆளவை, ஆட்சிப் பேரவை, ஆட்சிப்பேரவை
senate in Marathi
- सिनेट, सीनेट, सेनेट
senate in Urdu
- the upper house in some bicameral legislative systems
- سِینیٹ sīneṭ
More languagesFewer languages
- senate in Bengali
- সেনেট্, ব্যবস্থাপক সভা
- senate in Telugu
- సెనేట్, సెనెట్
- senate in Malayalam
- സെനറ്റ്, നിയമനിർമ്മാണസമിതി
- senate in Kannada
- ಸಂಸತ್ತಿನ ಮೇಲ್ಮನೆ, ಶಾಸನ ಸಭೆ, ಶಾಸನಮಂಡಲಿ, ಆಡಳಿತ ಮಂಡಲಿ
- senate in Punjabi
- ਸੀਨੇਟ, ਸੈਨੇਟ, ਸਿਨੇਟ
- senate in Gujarati
- સેનેટ, સીનેટ
- senate in Odia
- ସିନେଟ, ସିନେଟ୍
- senate in Nepali
- सिनेट, सेनेट, सीनेट
- senate in Arabic
- مَجْلِس الشُّيُوخ majlis aš-šuyūḵ
- senate in Malay
- senat
- senate in Indonesian
- senat
- senate in Thai
- วุฒิสภา wút-tí-sà-paa
- senate in Vietnamese
- thượng nghị viện
- senate in Myanmar
- အထက်လွှတ်တော် a.htakhlwattau, ဆီနိတ် hcinit
Examples of senate in a sentence
- During the Roman principate, the senate largely served as a rubber stamp for the emperor.
- Senate confirmation hearings are a real meatgrinder, discouraging people from government service.
- The members of the senate are appointable while those of the house must be elected.
Forms of senate
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | senates |
| Proper noun | |
| plural | Senates |
Origin of senate
From Middle English senat, from Old French senat, from Latin senātus (“council of elders; a senate”), from senex (“old”).
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Questions about senate
- What does senate mean?
- Senate means in some bicameral legislative systems, the upper house or chamber.
- What is senate in Hindi?
- Senate in Hindi is सीनेट (sīneṭ). See Senate meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is senate?
- Senate can be a noun or a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce senate?
- Senate is pronounced /ˈsɛnɪt/ (UK).
- What is the plural of senate?
- The plural of senate is senates.
Words near senate in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: senate (page history and authors); Senate (page history and authors); senate (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); senate (Marathi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); senate (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors); senate (Telugu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); senate (Malayalam Wiktionary) (page history and authors); senate (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors); senate (Punjabi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); senate (Gujarati, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); senate (Odia, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); senate (Nepali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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