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senate.

In some bicameral legislative systems, the upper house or chamber.

6 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈsɛnɪt/UK/ˈsɛnət/US/ˈsɛnɪt/US/ˈsenət/Australia
  1. In some bicameral legislative systems, the upper house or chamber.

  2. 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.

  3. 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.

Where this word comes from

From Middle English senat, from Old French senat, from Latin senātus (“council of elders; a senate”), from senex (“old”).

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