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senate

sen·ate
S s

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [sen-it]
    • /ˈsɛn ɪt/
    • /ˈsenət/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [sen-it]
    • /ˈsɛn ɪt/

Definitions of senate word

  • noun senate an assembly or council of citizens having the highest deliberative functions in a government, especially a legislative assembly of a state or nation. 1
  • noun senate (initial capital letter) the upper house of the legislature of certain countries, as the United States, France, Italy, Canada, Ireland, Republic of South Africa, Australia, and some Latin American countries. 1
  • noun senate the room or building in which such a group meets. 1
  • noun senate Roman History. the supreme council of state, the membership and functions of which varied at different periods. 1
  • noun senate a governing, advisory, or disciplinary body, as in certain universities. 1
  • noun senate lawmaking assembly 1

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Origin of senate

First appearance:

before 1175
One of the 8% oldest English words
1175-1225; Middle English senat < Latin senātus council of elders, equivalent to sen(ex) old + -ātus -ate3

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Parts of speech for Senate

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

senate popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 93% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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Synonyms for senate

noun senate

  • congress — Congress is the elected group of politicians that is responsible for making the law in the United States. It consists of two parts: the House of Representatives and the Senate.
  • council — A council is a group of people who are elected to govern a local area such as a city or, in Britain, a county.
  • directorate — the office of a director.
  • governing body — board, regulatory authority
  • groupthink — the practice of approaching problems or issues as matters that are best dealt with by consensus of a group rather than by individuals acting independently; conformity.

Antonyms for senate

noun senate

  • one — being or amounting to a single unit or individual or entire thing, item, or object rather than two or more; a single: one woman; one nation; one piece of cake.

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