US Senate
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- noun
- /juːˈɛs ˈsɛnɪt/
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Senado de los Estados Unidos
- Obama had started planning to run for the US Senate by mid-2002.
And so I'm running for the US Senate, but I'm still a pastor.
- And so I'm running for the US Senate, but I'm still a pastor.
- I thought she was the meanest, the most horrible, most disrespectful of anybody in the US Senate.
- And I just saw today there's a, the, there's a bill going to the US Senate to say, let's have a warning on these ultra processed foods.
- Eliminating the filibuster changes the US Senate forever more.
- But I mean, I would think you're in the US Senate.
Examples
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The Witnesses were invited to testify before the US Senate, and their photographs were exhibited in the Capitol Rotunda.
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Linda McMahon is running for the US Senate, and she is refusing to speak to the press.
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There still has to be a trial, which is where the US Senate comes in.
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Did anyone see the 60 Minutes report about the US Senate last night?
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It's hard to get straight up or down votes in the US Senate.
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And I'm getting to run for the US Senate in a three month race.
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The president had been constrained by the UN charter, which was ratified by the US Senate in 1945, making it the law of the land.
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In the US Senate race, with 53% of the precincts reporting in, Channel 8 now projects that Senator James B Stiles has defeated challenger Stuart Hutchinson, returning Senator Stiles for a fourth term.
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Yesterday, Mark Zuckerberg answered questions at the US Senate for over five hours about Facebook's role in protecting user privacy.
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The Republican Party in the US Senate will hold a leadership election on Monday.
Synonyms
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3.4
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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A smaller upper house in a country's government that makes and votes on 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 compositional: 'US' identifies the country and 'Senate' names the upper legislative chamber, so together they denote the United States' upper house of Congress. This country + institution naming pattern is common cross-linguistically, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents will readily understand the MWE.
Etymology
US Senate gets its name from the old Roman Senate, a group of respected, experienced leaders. The Latin word senex means 'old man', so think of older, trusted leaders who meet to make national laws, which shows why the name US Senate refers to a body of experienced lawmakers.