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Meaning of senate | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C1 Standard
ˈsɛnɪt

Definitions

  1. In some bicameral legislative systems, the upper house or chamber
  2. Any of several legislative bodies. (In countries which have multiple legislative bodies, the Senate is often the more senior.)
  3. In some bicameral legislative systems, the upper house or chamber.
  4. 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.
  5. 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
  6. The council that governed the ancient Roman Republic.
    historical
  7. 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.
  8. 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
  9. The Senate of Canada; the upper house of the Canadian parliament; "the Senate".
    Canada
  10. The United States Senate.
    US
  11. The upper legislative body of many of the states of the United States.
    US
  12. The upper house of the Philippine Congress.
    Philippines

Equivalents

العربية مجلس الشيوخ
Bosanski senat сенат
Català senat
Čeština senát senátní
Cymraeg senedd
Dansk senat
Deutsch Senat
Esperanto senato
Español senado
Eesti senat
Euskara senatu
فارسی سنا
Suomi senaatti
Français sénat
Gaeilge seanad
עברית סנאט
हिन्दी सीनेट
Hrvatski senat сенат
Magyar szenátus
Հայերեն սենատ
Bahasa Indonesia senat
Íslenska öldungadeild
Italiano senato
日本語 上院 元老院
ქართული სენატი
Қазақша сенат
한국어 귀족원 미 상원 상원 원로원
Kurdî senat senato
Latina senatus
Македонски сенат
Nederlands senaat
Polski senacki senat
Português senado
Русский сенат
Српски senat сенат
Svenska senat
Kiswahili seneti
Türkçe senato
Tiếng Việt thượng nghị viện

Examples

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

CEFR level

C1
Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
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