U.S. Senate
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- noun
- /juː ɛs ˈsɛnɪt/
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Senado de los Estados Unidos
- The U.S. Senate plays a crucial role in reviewing and passing federal legislation.
- U.S. Senate committee
- U.S. Senate hearings
- U.S. Senate ratified
Examples
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Just thought I'd stop by here on my way to the U.S. Senate.
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Thomas was confirmed by the U.S. Senate on 14 October by a vote of fifty-two to forty-eight.
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"I believe we need to focus on the U.S. Senate and the future of this country."
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The largest number of women ever was elected to the U.S. Senate and the House.
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On the floor, half the U.S. Senate stops what it's doing and looks up.
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How many people of modest means are there in the U.S. Senate or House of Representatives?
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Five months later, he submitted the treaty to the U.S. Senate for ratification.
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But, 24 hours later the U.S. Senate voted 98 to 2 to send troops to Vietnam.
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On 15 May 2007, President George W. Bush asked the U.S. Senate to ratify the convention.
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The impact of their leadership was evidenced in the creation of the U.S. Senate Special Committee on Aging in 1959.
Academic text (1991)
Synonyms
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A group in the United States Congress with two members from each state who make laws
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The part of the United States Congress that makes and votes on national laws
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A part of the United States government where elected members make laws, two from each state
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning is directly derivable from combining 'U.S.' (United States) with 'Senate' (an upper legislative body); the phrase is a compositional institutional name rather than an idiom. Similar constructions for national senates exist in other languages, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents will readily understand the expression.
Etymology
U.S. Senate takes its name from the word senate, which may come from the Latin word 'senex' meaning 'old man' and paints the picture of a council of 'elders' who give advice. That's why the U.S. Senate is the country's upper house of experienced lawmakers who debate and pass laws.