"senate" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈsɛnɪt/ [UK], /ˈsɛnət/ [US], /ˈsɛnɪt/ [US], /ˈsenət/ [General-Australian] Audio: en-us-senate.ogg Forms: senates [plural]
Rhymes: -ɛnɪt, -ɛnət Etymology: From Middle English senat, from Old French senat, from Latin senātus (“council of elders; a senate”), from senex (“old”). Doublet of Senedd. Etymology templates: {{dercat|en|ine-pro}}, {{langname|ine-pro}} Proto-Indo-European, {{word|en|ine|sénos}}, {{inh|en|enm|senat}} Middle English senat, {{der|en|fro|senat}} Old French senat, {{der|en|la|senātus||council of elders; a senate}} Latin senātus (“council of elders; a senate”), {{doublet|en|Senedd}} Doublet of Senedd Head templates: {{en-noun}} senate (plural senates)
  1. In some bicameral legislative systems, the upper house or chamber. Translations (the upper house in some bicameral legislative systems): senaat (Afrikaans), senat [masculine] (Albanian), مَجْلِس الشُّيُوخ (majlis aš-šuyūḵ) [masculine] (Arabic), սենատ (senat) (Armenian), senat (Azerbaijani), senatu (Basque), сена́т (sjenát) (Belarusian), сена́т (senát) [masculine] (Bulgarian), အထက်လွှတ်တော် (a.htakhlwattau) (Burmese), ဆီနိတ် (hcinit) (Burmese), senat [masculine] (Catalan), 參議院 (Chinese Mandarin), 参议院 (cānyìyuàn) (Chinese Mandarin), senát [masculine] (Czech), senat [neuter] (Danish), senaat [masculine] (Dutch), senato (Esperanto), senat (Estonian), senaatti (Finnish), sénat [masculine] (French), სენატი (senaṭi) (Georgian), Senat [masculine] (German), γερουσία (gerousía) [feminine] (Greek), sena (Haitian Creole), סֶנָאט (senát) [masculine] (Hebrew), सीनेट (sīneṭ) [feminine] (Hindi), szenátus (Hungarian), öldungadeild [feminine] (Icelandic), senēètì (Igbo), senat (Indonesian), senato (Interlingua), seanad [masculine] (Irish), senato [masculine] (Italian), 上院 (jōin) (alt: じょういん) (Japanese), 元老院 (genrōin) (english: Rome) (alt: げんろういん) (Japanese), сенат (senat) (Kazakh), ព្រឹទ្ធសភា (prɨtsaʼphiə) (Khmer), 상원 (sang'won) (alt: 上院) (Korean), 원로원 (wollowon) (english: Rome) (alt: 元老院) (Korean), сенат (senat) (Kyrgyz), ວຸດທິສະພາ (wut thi sa phā) (Lao), senātus [masculine] (Latin), senāts [masculine] (Latvian), senatas [masculine] (Lithuanian), сенат (senat) [masculine] (Macedonian), senat (Malay), сенат (senat) [Cyrillic] (Mongolian), ᠰᠧᠨᠠᠲ᠋ (sēnat) [Mongolian] (Mongolian), senat [neuter] (Norwegian Bokmål), سنا (senâ) (Persian), senat [masculine] (Polish), senado [masculine] (Portuguese), сена́т (senát) [masculine] (Russian), сѐна̄т [Cyrillic, masculine] (Serbo-Croatian), sènāt [Roman, masculine] (Serbo-Croatian), senát [masculine] (Slovak), senat [masculine] (Slovene), senate (Sotho), senado [masculine] (Spanish), seneti (Swahili), senat [common-gender] (Swedish), сенат (senat) (Tajik), วุฒิสภา (wút-tí-sà-paa) (Thai), senato (Turkish), senat (Turkmen), сена́т (senát) [masculine] (Ukrainian), سینیٹ (sīneṭ) [feminine] (Urdu), senat (Uzbek), thượng nghị viện (Vietnamese), senedd (Welsh), סענאַט (senat) [masculine] (Yiddish), ilé aṣòfin-agba (Yoruba)
    Sense id: en-senate-en-noun-DxkEV8Np Disambiguation of 'the upper house in some bicameral legislative systems': 72 11 17
  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. Categories (topical): Buildings, Government Translations (a group of experienced, respected, wise individuals serving as decision makers or advisors): senātus [masculine] (Latin), kāhui hanga ture (Maori), sẹ́néètì (Yoruba)
    Sense id: en-senate-en-noun-ywz5kJQu Disambiguation of Buildings: 10 42 48 Disambiguation of Government: 24 43 32 Disambiguation of 'a group of experienced, respected, wise individuals serving as decision makers or advisors': 3 76 20
  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. Categories (topical): Buildings, Collectives, Rooms
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The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: senate-house Related terms: senator, senatorial, senatus, senescent, senile, senior

Inflected forms

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          "word": "senaat"
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          "_dis1": "72 11 17",
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          "word": "senat"
        },
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          "_dis1": "72 11 17",
          "code": "ar",
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          "roman": "majlis aš-šuyūḵ",
          "sense": "the upper house in some bicameral legislative systems",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
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          "word": "مَجْلِس الشُّيُوخ"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "72 11 17",
          "code": "hy",
          "lang": "Armenian",
          "roman": "senat",
          "sense": "the upper house in some bicameral legislative systems",
          "word": "սենատ"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "72 11 17",
          "code": "az",
          "lang": "Azerbaijani",
          "sense": "the upper house in some bicameral legislative systems",
          "word": "senat"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "72 11 17",
          "code": "eu",
          "lang": "Basque",
          "sense": "the upper house in some bicameral legislative systems",
          "word": "senatu"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "72 11 17",
          "code": "be",
          "lang": "Belarusian",
          "roman": "sjenát",
          "sense": "the upper house in some bicameral legislative systems",
          "word": "сена́т"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "72 11 17",
          "code": "bg",
          "lang": "Bulgarian",
          "roman": "senát",
          "sense": "the upper house in some bicameral legislative systems",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "сена́т"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "72 11 17",
          "code": "my",
          "lang": "Burmese",
          "roman": "a.htakhlwattau",
          "sense": "the upper house in some bicameral legislative systems",
          "word": "အထက်လွှတ်တော်"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "72 11 17",
          "code": "my",
          "lang": "Burmese",
          "roman": "hcinit",
          "sense": "the upper house in some bicameral legislative systems",
          "word": "ဆီနိတ်"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "72 11 17",
          "code": "ca",
          "lang": "Catalan",
          "sense": "the upper house in some bicameral legislative systems",
          "tags": [
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          ],
          "word": "senat"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "72 11 17",
          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "sense": "the upper house in some bicameral legislative systems",
          "word": "參議院"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "72 11 17",
          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "roman": "cānyìyuàn",
          "sense": "the upper house in some bicameral legislative systems",
          "word": "参议院"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "72 11 17",
          "code": "cs",
          "lang": "Czech",
          "sense": "the upper house in some bicameral legislative systems",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "senát"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "72 11 17",
          "code": "da",
          "lang": "Danish",
          "sense": "the upper house in some bicameral legislative systems",
          "tags": [
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          ],
          "word": "senat"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "72 11 17",
          "code": "nl",
          "lang": "Dutch",
          "sense": "the upper house in some bicameral legislative systems",
          "tags": [
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          ],
          "word": "senaat"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "72 11 17",
          "code": "eo",
          "lang": "Esperanto",
          "sense": "the upper house in some bicameral legislative systems",
          "word": "senato"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "72 11 17",
          "code": "et",
          "lang": "Estonian",
          "sense": "the upper house in some bicameral legislative systems",
          "word": "senat"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "72 11 17",
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "the upper house in some bicameral legislative systems",
          "word": "senaatti"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "72 11 17",
          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "the upper house in some bicameral legislative systems",
          "tags": [
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          "word": "sénat"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "72 11 17",
          "code": "ka",
          "lang": "Georgian",
          "roman": "senaṭi",
          "sense": "the upper house in some bicameral legislative systems",
          "word": "სენატი"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "72 11 17",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "the upper house in some bicameral legislative systems",
          "tags": [
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          ],
          "word": "Senat"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "72 11 17",
          "code": "el",
          "lang": "Greek",
          "roman": "gerousía",
          "sense": "the upper house in some bicameral legislative systems",
          "tags": [
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          ],
          "word": "γερουσία"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "72 11 17",
          "code": "ht",
          "lang": "Haitian Creole",
          "sense": "the upper house in some bicameral legislative systems",
          "word": "sena"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "72 11 17",
          "code": "he",
          "lang": "Hebrew",
          "roman": "senát",
          "sense": "the upper house in some bicameral legislative systems",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "סֶנָאט"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "72 11 17",
          "code": "hi",
          "lang": "Hindi",
          "roman": "sīneṭ",
          "sense": "the upper house in some bicameral legislative systems",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "सीनेट"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "72 11 17",
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "the upper house in some bicameral legislative systems",
          "word": "szenátus"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "72 11 17",
          "code": "is",
          "lang": "Icelandic",
          "sense": "the upper house in some bicameral legislative systems",
          "tags": [
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          ],
          "word": "öldungadeild"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "72 11 17",
          "code": "ig",
          "lang": "Igbo",
          "sense": "the upper house in some bicameral legislative systems",
          "word": "senēètì"
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          "_dis1": "72 11 17",
          "code": "id",
          "lang": "Indonesian",
          "sense": "the upper house in some bicameral legislative systems",
          "word": "senat"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "72 11 17",
          "code": "ia",
          "lang": "Interlingua",
          "sense": "the upper house in some bicameral legislative systems",
          "word": "senato"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "72 11 17",
          "code": "ga",
          "lang": "Irish",
          "sense": "the upper house in some bicameral legislative systems",
          "tags": [
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          ],
          "word": "seanad"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "72 11 17",
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "the upper house in some bicameral legislative systems",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "senato"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "72 11 17",
          "alt": "じょういん",
          "code": "ja",
          "lang": "Japanese",
          "roman": "jōin",
          "sense": "the upper house in some bicameral legislative systems",
          "word": "上院"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "72 11 17",
          "alt": "げんろういん",
          "code": "ja",
          "english": "Rome",
          "lang": "Japanese",
          "roman": "genrōin",
          "sense": "the upper house in some bicameral legislative systems",
          "word": "元老院"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "72 11 17",
          "code": "kk",
          "lang": "Kazakh",
          "roman": "senat",
          "sense": "the upper house in some bicameral legislative systems",
          "word": "сенат"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "72 11 17",
          "code": "km",
          "lang": "Khmer",
          "roman": "prɨtsaʼphiə",
          "sense": "the upper house in some bicameral legislative systems",
          "word": "ព្រឹទ្ធសភា"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "72 11 17",
          "alt": "上院",
          "code": "ko",
          "lang": "Korean",
          "roman": "sang'won",
          "sense": "the upper house in some bicameral legislative systems",
          "word": "상원"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "72 11 17",
          "alt": "元老院",
          "code": "ko",
          "english": "Rome",
          "lang": "Korean",
          "roman": "wollowon",
          "sense": "the upper house in some bicameral legislative systems",
          "word": "원로원"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "72 11 17",
          "code": "ky",
          "lang": "Kyrgyz",
          "roman": "senat",
          "sense": "the upper house in some bicameral legislative systems",
          "word": "сенат"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "72 11 17",
          "code": "lo",
          "lang": "Lao",
          "roman": "wut thi sa phā",
          "sense": "the upper house in some bicameral legislative systems",
          "word": "ວຸດທິສະພາ"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "72 11 17",
          "code": "la",
          "lang": "Latin",
          "sense": "the upper house in some bicameral legislative systems",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "senātus"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "72 11 17",
          "code": "lv",
          "lang": "Latvian",
          "sense": "the upper house in some bicameral legislative systems",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "senāts"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "72 11 17",
          "code": "lt",
          "lang": "Lithuanian",
          "sense": "the upper house in some bicameral legislative systems",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "senatas"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "72 11 17",
          "code": "mk",
          "lang": "Macedonian",
          "roman": "senat",
          "sense": "the upper house in some bicameral legislative systems",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
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    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "the upper house in some bicameral legislative systems",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "senat"
    },
    {
      "code": "tg",
      "lang": "Tajik",
      "roman": "senat",
      "sense": "the upper house in some bicameral legislative systems",
      "word": "сенат"
    },
    {
      "code": "th",
      "lang": "Thai",
      "roman": "wút-tí-sà-paa",
      "sense": "the upper house in some bicameral legislative systems",
      "word": "วุฒิสภา"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "the upper house in some bicameral legislative systems",
      "word": "senato"
    },
    {
      "code": "tk",
      "lang": "Turkmen",
      "sense": "the upper house in some bicameral legislative systems",
      "word": "senat"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "senát",
      "sense": "the upper house in some bicameral legislative systems",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "сена́т"
    },
    {
      "code": "ur",
      "lang": "Urdu",
      "roman": "sīneṭ",
      "sense": "the upper house in some bicameral legislative systems",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "سینیٹ"
    },
    {
      "code": "uz",
      "lang": "Uzbek",
      "sense": "the upper house in some bicameral legislative systems",
      "word": "senat"
    },
    {
      "code": "vi",
      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "sense": "the upper house in some bicameral legislative systems",
      "word": "thượng nghị viện"
    },
    {
      "code": "cy",
      "lang": "Welsh",
      "sense": "the upper house in some bicameral legislative systems",
      "word": "senedd"
    },
    {
      "code": "yi",
      "lang": "Yiddish",
      "roman": "senat",
      "sense": "the upper house in some bicameral legislative systems",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "סענאַט"
    },
    {
      "code": "yo",
      "lang": "Yoruba",
      "sense": "the upper house in some bicameral legislative systems",
      "word": "ilé aṣòfin-agba"
    },
    {
      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "sense": "a group of experienced, respected, wise individuals serving as decision makers or advisors",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "senātus"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "a group of experienced, respected, wise individuals serving as decision makers or advisors",
      "word": "kāhui hanga ture"
    },
    {
      "code": "yo",
      "lang": "Yoruba",
      "sense": "a group of experienced, respected, wise individuals serving as decision makers or advisors",
      "word": "sẹ́néètì"
    }
  ],
  "word": "senate"
}

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