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 and male
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
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
In New Jersey, one of the two houses that comprises the state Legislature The Senate has 40 members - 1 elected from each legislative district - and is presided over by the President of the Senate
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
- a major lawmaking body in Canada Along with the House of Commons, it makes up the Canadian Parliament The Senate has 104 members from across the country They have the power to accept, reject and create bills that may or may not become laws No bill can become law unless it is passed by the Senate The Canadian public doesn't vote for senators They are appointed by the Governor General on the recommendation of the prime minister
The Senate is sometimes called the upper house or the upper body of Congress because it is a smaller, more select group with specific powers of state that have their origins in the functions of the supreme council of the ancient Roman Republic and Empire
{i} 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)
The upper house of the Texas Legislature, consisting of 31 members elected from districts of roughly equal population, one-half of whom are elected every two years for four-year terms
A body of about 300 men, the Senate made laws, directed state finances and managed foreign affairs Roughly half of the Senate was elected by the Great Council while the remainder were members by virtue of their states offices
The academic decision-making body of the University The membership of Senate includes senior administrators, faculty members, students and representatives of university and government bodies
This is one of the two institutions with the duty of passing laws The Senate, (or upper house), is composed of two elected representatives, called senators, from each of the fifty states The House of Representatives, (or lower house), is the other institution Together they form the Congress
The upper house of the California Legislature, consisting of 40 members elected from districts apportioned on the basis of population, one-half of whom are elected or re- elected every two years for four-year terms
The house of the California Legislature consisting of 40 members elected from districts apportioned on the basis of population, one-half of whom are elected or re-elected every two years for four-year terms
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