How to pronounce senate

Say it like this: /ˈsɛnət/. Listen to real recordings below and compare how it sounds in different accents.

American/ˈsɛnət/
British/ˈsɛnɪt/

What does senate mean?

nounIn some bicameral legislative systems, the upper house or chamber.

A group of experienced, respected, wise individuals serving as decision makers or advisors in a political system or in institutional governance, as in a university, and traditionally of advanced age.

“Before the Tyrant's throne All night his aged Senate sate.”

In Germany, the executive branch of government in the city states of Berlin, Bremen, and Hamburg; the governments of cities that were part of the Hanseatic League; and the bench in a higher appellate

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