Definition of "senate" []

• An assembly or a council of citizens having the highest deliberative and legislative functions in a government, specifically: (noun)
• The upper house of the U.S. Congress, to which two members are elected from each state by popular vote for a six-year term. (noun)
• The upper house in the bicameral legislature of many states in the United States. (noun)
• The upper legislative house in Canada, France, and some other countries. (noun)
• The supreme council of state of the ancient Roman Republic and later of the Roman Empire. (noun)

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• "I watched a lot of her meeting random, I just saw Kerry say ON THE SENATE FLOOR! that he isn't running for president, how BIG OF YOU! to use the senate floor to make an anti-bush campaign speech from 2 years ago Anyways, I watched a lot of Hillary's whatever it was today."
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• "The lieutenant-governor, in states in which there is one, presides in the senate, and is called _president of the senate_."