Senate
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- noun
- /ˈsɛnɪt/
- US
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Senado
- He's at least not disbanding the Senate or disregarding their orders.
- most closely divided Senates
- divided Senates
- the most closely divided Senates
It must feel familiar to the Senate gridlock.
- It must feel familiar to the Senate gridlock.
- And that trips up a lot of Senate confirmations.
- He has the House, the Senate and the presidency.
- At the moment, she is the chair of the Senate Intelligence Committee.
- The only thing stopping this is a bunch of Senate Republicans.
- It would pass the House and fail in the Senate over and over and over.
- On the other hand, these House seats, they're two year terms, the Senate seats, six year terms.
- They come to the House, the Senate come as guests of the House.
- Well, a cynic might say, and certainly the Senate had its cynics.
- This law that the Congress made-up and or that the Senate made-up and it's.
- You know, the Senate, the Senate Trump care bill.
- Why should the American Senate have all the Dicks?
Examples
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And after three weeks of debate, in the end, the Senate did not cave in.
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But more can come out during the Senate trial itself.
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America is not yet lost, but the Senate is working on it now.
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It's now time for the Senate to have that, though.
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Ted Cruz has held on to his Senate seat in Texas.
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He has one female colleague in the Senate and her name is Katrina Sheeley.
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The Senate meets every Tuesday to discuss important national issues.
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Senate members from each state represent their constituents in the government.
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The new bill proposed in the Senate aims to improve healthcare access.
Synonyms
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A group of people who meet to make official decisions
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A group in the United States Congress with two members from each state who make laws
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Part of the United States government that makes and passes laws, with two senators from each state
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The part of the United States Congress that makes and votes on national laws
Compounds
- Formal
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A group in the United States Congress with two members from each state who make laws
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Part of the United States government that makes and passes laws, with two senators from each state
Surface Forms
Etymology
Senate comes from the Latin word senatus, from senex meaning 'old man'. It began as a council of elders, so a Senate today is still a group of older or experienced people who meet to make important laws and decisions.