The Senate is the smaller and more important of the two parts of the parliament in some countries, for example the United States and Australia.
The Senate is expected to pass the bill shortly.
...a Senate committee.
government
2. proper noun [with singular or plural verb]
Senate or the Senate is the governing council at some universities.
By the time I was Vice Chancellor, Senate had become a much larger and a much moredemocratic body.
The new bill would remove student representation from the university Senate.
senate in British English
(ˈsɛnɪt)
noun
1.
any legislative or governing body considered to resemble a Senate
2.
the main governing body at some colleges and universities
Word origin
C13: from Latin senātus council of the elders, from senex an old man
Senate in British English
(ˈsɛnɪt)
noun(sometimes not capital)
1.
the upper chamber of the legislatures of the US, Canada, Australia, and many other countries
2.
the legislative council of ancient Rome. Originally the council of the kings, the Senate became the highest legislative, judicial, and religious authority in republican Rome
3.
the ruling body of certain free cities in medieval and modern Europe
senate in American English
(ˈsɛnɪt)
noun
1. Literally
a council of elders
2.
the supreme council of the ancient Roman state, originally only of patricians but later including the plebeians
3.
a lawmaking assembly; state council
4. [S-]
a. US
the upper house of the legislature of the U.S., or of most of the states of the U.S.
b.
a similar body in other countries
5.
a governing or advisory council in a college or university
the Faculty Senate
6.
the building or hall where a senate meets
Word origin
ME senat < OFr < L senatus < senex, old, aged < IE base *sen(o)-, old > Sans sána-, Gr henos, OIr sen, old
Examples of 'senate' in a sentence
senate
We've lost a presidential candidate, we don't want to lose a senate seat, too.
Phillip Margolin TIES THAT BIND (2003)
In other languages
Senate
British English: Senate NOUN
The Senate is the smaller and more important of the two parts of the parliament in some countries, for example the United States and Australia.