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senate
What does senate mean?
senate (noun): in some bicameral legislative systems, the upper house or chamber.
Definition: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
How do you use senate in a sentence?
- The senate approved the bill. (Tatoeba sentence #3763382 by cromwellt, CC BY 2.0 FR)
How do you pronounce senate?
/ˈsɛnət/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
Where does senate come from?
From Middle English senat, from Old French senat, from Latin senātus (“council of elders; a senate”), from senex (“old”).
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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What does “senate” mean?
one individual's personality, character, demeanor, or disposition
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in some bicameral legislative systems, the upper house or chamber
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the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
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one's social heritage, or previous life; what one did in the past
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