senate
Plural: senates
Noun
- A high legislative body or council.
- assembly possessing high legislative powers
- the upper house of the United States Congress
- 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.
- In Germany, the executive branch of government in the city states of Berlin, Bremen, and Hamburg; the governments of cities that were part of the Hanseatic League; and the bench in a higher appellate court.
Examples
- His opponents debated his play in a mock ’SENATE’ session, but it stood.
Origin / Etymology
From Middle English senat, from Old French senat, from Latin senātus (“council of elders; a senate”), from senex (“old”). Doublet of Senedd.
Synonyms
U.S. Senate, United States Senate, US Senate
Scrabble Score: 6
senate: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Wordsenate: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
senate: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary
Words With Friends Score: 7
senate: valid Words With Friends Word