Topic: COLLEGE
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| Date: | 1100-1200 |
| Language: | Old French |
| Origin: | senat, from Latin senatus, from senex 'old man' |
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sen‧ate , Senate
1PGP
a) 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.
the Senate
The Senate approved the bill.b) [countable] a similar part of the government in many US states : the California state senate
the California state senate2 the highest level of government in ancient Rome
the Senate
PG3 [countable]SEC the governing council at some universities
