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Senate (plural Senates)
- Any of several legislative bodies. (In countries which have multiple legislative bodies, the Senate is often the more senior.)
- (historical) The council that governed the ancient Roman Republic.
- (Canada) The Senate of Canada; the upper house of the Canadian parliament; "the Senate".
- (US) The United States Senate.
- (US) The upper legislative body of many of the states of the United States.
- (Philippines) The upper house of the Philippine Congress.
legislative body
- Arabic: مَجْلِس m (majlis), مَجْلِس أَعْلَى m (majlis ʔaʕlā)
- Chinese:
- Finnish: senaatti (fi)
- French: Sénat (fr) m, sénat (fr) m
- Georgian: სენატი (senaṭi)
- German: Senat (de) m
- Greek: γερουσία (el) (gerousía)
- Hebrew: סנאט m (senát)
- Japanese: 上院 (ja) (じょういん, jōin), 議院 (ja) (ぎいん, giin), 議会 (ja) (ぎかい, gikai), (in Japan) 参議院 (ja) (さんぎいん, sangiin), 元老院 (ja) (げんろういん, genrōin)
- Korean: 상원(上院) (sang'won)
- Portuguese: senado (pt) m
- Russian: сена́т (ru) m (senát)
- Spanish: senado (es) m
Roman senate
- Arabic: مَجْلِس اَلشُّيُوخ اَلرُّومَانِيّ m (majlis aš-šuyūḵ ar-rūmāniyy)
- Armenian: ծերակույտ (hy) (cerakuyt)
- Chinese:
- Finnish: senaatti (fi)
- French: Sénat (fr) m
- Georgian: სენატი (senaṭi)
- German: Senat (de) m
- Greek: σύγκλητος (el) (sýgklitos)
- Ancient: σύγκλητος f (súnklētos)
- Italian: Senato m
- Japanese: 元老院 (ja) (げんろういん, genrōin)
- Korean: 원로원(元老院) (ko) (wollowon)
- Polish: Senat (pl) m
- Portuguese: senado (pt) m
- Russian: сена́т (ru) m (senát), Сена́т (ru) m (Senát)
- Spanish: Senado m
Canadian senate
US Senate
- Finnish: senaatti (fi), liittovaltion senaatti
- Georgian: სენატი (senaṭi), აშშ-ის სენატი (ašš-is senaṭi), ამერიკის სენატი (ameriḳis senaṭi), ამერიკის შეერთებული შტატების სენატი (ameriḳis šeertebuli šṭaṭebis senaṭi)
- Hebrew: סנאט m (senát)
- Icelandic: Öldungadeild Bandaríkjaþings
- Korean: 미 상원(美上院) (mi sang'won)
- Navajo: adeií hooghan
- Persian: سنا (fa) (senâ), مجلس سنا (fa) (majles-e senâ)
- Russian: сена́т (ru) m (senát)
US state senate
- Finnish: senaatti (fi) (with the name of the state), osavaltion senaatti
- Georgian: სენატი (senaṭi), საშტატო სენატი (sašṭaṭo senaṭi), შტატის სენატი (šṭaṭis senaṭi)
- Russian: сена́т (ru) m (senát)
- Rhymes: -aːtə
Senate m