sen‧ate , Senate /ˈsenət, ˈsenɪt/ noun
[Date: 1100-1200; Language: Old French; Origin: senat, from Latin senatus, from senex 'old man']

1.
a) the Senate the smaller and more important of the two parts of the government with the power to make laws, in countries such as the US, Australia, and France:
The Senate approved the bill.
b) [countable] a similar part of the government in many US states:
the California state senate

2. the Senate the highest level of government in ancient Rome

3. [countable] the governing council at some universities

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