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1. i. senato. senato. senato. senato. i. senato. senato.
2. senato, senato.
3. senato.
4. senato.

Etymology : Middle English senat, from Old French, from Latin senatus, from sen-, senex old, old man; more at SENIOR
Pronunciation : 'se-n&t
Function : noun
Date : 13th century

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1. parliament, legislature, council of citizens with lawmaking and deliberative functions (esp. the U.S. Senate); house of parliament, building or hall in which a legislative body meets (esp. the chamber of the U.S. Senate). senate\sen"ate\ , n. [oe. senat, f. sénat, fr. l. senatus, fr. senex, gen. senis, old, an old man. see: senior, sir.].
2. an assembly or council having the highest deliberative and legislative functions. specifically: (a) (anc. rom.) a body of elders appointed or elected from among the nobles of the nation, and having supreme legislative authority. the senate was thus the medium through which all affairs of the whole government had to pass. w. smith. (b) the upper and less numerous branch of a legislature in various countries, as in france, in the united states, in most of the separate states of the united states, and in some swiss cantons. (c) in general, a legislative body; a state council; the legislative department of government.
3. the governing body of the universities of cambridge and london. [eng.].
4. in some american colleges, a council of elected students, presided over by the president of the college, to which are referred cases of discipline and matters of general concern affecting the students. [u. s.]senate chamber, a room where a senate meets when it transacts business.senate house, a house where a senate meets when it transacts business.senate n.
5. assembly possessing high legislative powers.
6. the upper house of the united states congress [syn: united states senate , senate]senate (acts 5:21), the "elders of israel" who formed a component part of the sanhedrin.
7. An assembly or council having the highest deliberative and legislative functions.
8. A body of elders appointed or elected from among the nobles of the nation, and having supreme legislative authority.
9. The upper and less numerous branch of a legislature in various countries, as in France, in the United States, in most of the separate States of the United States, and in some Swiss cantons.
10. In general, a legislative body; a state council; the legislative department of government.
11. The governing body of the Universities of Cambridge and London.
12. In some American colleges, a council of elected students, presided over by the president of the college, to which are referred cases of discipline and matters of general concern affecting the students. assembly possessing high legislative powers.
13. 1. The Senate is the smaller and more important of the two parts of the parliament in some countries, for example the United States and Australia. The Senate is expected to pass the bill shortly. a Senate committee.
14. Senate or the Senate is the governing council at some universities. The new bill would remove student representation from the university Senate. In ancient Rome, the governing and advisory council that was the most permanent element in the Roman constitution. Under the monarchy it served as an advisory council, with undefined powers. During the republic it advised the consuls and supposedly stood second to them in power. Senators were appointed by the consuls, but since they served for life, by the late republic the Senate became independent of the consuls, with extensive powers. About 312 BC the selection of senators was transferred from the consuls to the censors. In 81 BC Sulla made selection automatic, routinely admitting all former quaestors. It became the chief governing body and controlled the republic's finances. Julius Caesar increased the number of senators to 900. Augustus dropped the number to 300 and reduced the Senate's power, while giving it new judicial and legislative functions. The number later increased to about 2,000; many were provincials, the most important being the great landowners. The Senate's power faded until it disappeared from the historical record in the 6th century AD.