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senate::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
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| Synonyms | u.s. senate, united states senate, us senate |
senate::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | legislature, general assembly, law-makers, legislative assembly, legislative body |
| Has types | us senate, u.s. senate, united states senate |
Examples of senate
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Senate Democrats who lay claim to be environmentalists should have embraced him.
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The senate inquiry delivered 22 recommendations to make budget air travel safer.
From the dailytelegraph.com.au
Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell says he's willing to consider the idea.
From the thenewstribune.com
Senate candidate Carly Fiorina wears trim suits that have verve and personality.
From the washingtonpost.com
Senate primaries would be capped at $125,000 and House races limited to $75,000.
From the dailyherald.com
Senate aides say Mary Rhoades'injuries were not believed to be life-threatening.
From the dailyherald.com
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid announced the vote after lengthy negotiations.
From the freep.com
Senate leaders of both parties differ with House Democrats over four tax issues.
From the post-gazette.com
Senate Majority Floor Leader Dan Kelly said the negotiators are making progress.
From the news.enquirer.com
- Assembly possessing high legislative powers
- United States Senate: the upper house of the United States Congress
- (sen) a fractional monetary unit of Japan and Indonesia and Cambodia; equal to one hundredth of a yen or rupiah or riel
- (senator) a member of a senate
- A senate is a deliberative assembly, often the upper house or chamber of a legislature or parliament. There have been many such bodies in history, since senate means the assembly of the eldest and wiser members of the society and ruling class. ...
- The Senate is the upper house of the bicameral Parliament of Australia, the lower house being the House of Representatives. Senators are popularly elected under a system of proportional representation. ...
- The Senate of Fiji is the upper chamber of Parliament. It is the less powerful of the two chambers; it may not initiate legislation, but may amend or veto it. The Senate's powers over financial bills are more restricted: it may veto them in their entirety, but may not amend them. ...
- The Senate of Romania (Senat) is the upper house in Romania's bicameral parliament. It has 137 seats (as of November 28, 2004), to which members are elected by direct popular vote, using Mixed member proportional representation in 42 electoral districts (the 41 counties plus the city of ...
- In some bicameral legislative systems, the upper house or chamber; 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
