senate.
In some bicameral legislative systems, the upper house or chamber.
Meaning & usage
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.
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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