Senate ['senɪt]  

Senate

Senate  ['senɪt]

n. 参议院,评议会;(古罗马的)元老院 

名词复数:senates 

a member of the Senate 参议员
a Senate committee 参议院委员会

  • In the United States government, the Senate is one of two congressional houses. The main job of the Senate, along with the House of Representatives, is to make laws.
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  • n. 参议院,评议会;(古罗马的)元老院
  • 1. a member of the Senate

    参议员

  • 2. a Senate committee

    参议院委员会

  • 3. the senate of Loughborough University

    拉夫伯勒大学评议会

  • senate (n.) c. 1200, "legal and administrative body of ancient Rome," from Old French senat or Latin senatus "highest council of the state in ancient Rome," literally "council of elders," from senex (genitive senis) "old man, old" (from PIE root *sen- "old"). Attested from late 14c. in reference to governing bodies of free cities in Europe; of national governing bodies from 1550s; specific sense of upper house of U.S. legislature is recorded from 1775.
sen·ate / ˈsenət ; NAmE ˈsenət / noun ( usuallythe Senate ) 1 [singular ] one of the two groups of elected politicians who make laws in some countries, for example in the US, Australia, Canada and France. The Senate is smaller than the other group but higher in rank. Many state parliaments in the US also have a Senate. 参议院(美国、澳大利亚、加拿大、法国等国家的两个立法机构之一;美国许多州议会也设有参议院) a member of the Senate 参议员 a Senate committee 参议院委员会 collocationsat politics compare congress  (2 ) , House of Representatives 2 [countable ,  usually singular ,  uncountable ] (in some countries) the group of people who control a university (某些国家的)大学理事会,大学评议会 the senate of Loughborough University 拉夫伯勒大学评议会 3 [singular ] (in ancient Rome) the most important council of the government; the building where the council met (古罗马的)元老院 senate senates sen·ate / ˈsenət ; NAmE ˈsenət /
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