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Word: Senate
Speech Type: Noun
Middle English: from Old French senat, from Latin senatus, from senex ‘old man’
ˈsɛnɪt
the smaller upper assembly in the US, US states, France, and other countries
Short Definition:smaller upper assembly in US
Examples:- the senate must ratify any treaty with a two-thirds majority
the state council of the ancient Roman republic and empire, which shared legislative power with the popular assemblies, administration with the magistrates, and judicial power with the knights.
Short Definition:state council of ancient Roman republic and empire
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