Meaning

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

Definitions by Sense

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.

Example Sentences

Before the Tyrant's throne All night his aged Senate sate.

Word Forms

• senates

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Use senate when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.

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