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senate

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  • IPA /ˈsɛnət/

Noun

senate noun

  1. In some bicameral legislative systems, the upper house or chamber.
  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 and male.

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united state…senatorsenatorialcongressmancongressionalcollegenatcongressclerkroomsenate

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