American English pronunciation
How to pronounce senate
IPA transcription: ['sɛnət]
Pronunciation variants: ['sɛnət]['sɛnɪt]
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Noun
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assembly possessing high legislative powers
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the upper house of the United States Congress
Usage examples
- The Philippine Senate was required to ratify the law.
- He left Dole's staff to work for Republican Senate Majority Leader Trent Lott.
- The senate condemned the invasion of the empire's colonies.
- The University Senate set another election date for December, when Mordechai Vanunu was elected.
- There were no longer two parties in the senate—there were three.
- He was recalled the following year, though, by a vote of the senate.
- Cleland was viewed as a moderate in the Senate.
- Today, the Senate Square is one of the main tourist attractions of Helsinki.
- However, the approval of the senate was needed for this.
- The United States Senate did not act upon the nomination.