Senate

See also: senate

English

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:
Mandarin: 參議院 / 参议院 (zh) (cānyìyuàn), 議院 / 议院 (zh) (yìyuàn), 議會 / 议会 (zh) (yìhuì)
Dutch: senaat (nl) m
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

Canadian senate

Chinese:
Cantonese: 參議院 / 参议院 (caam¹ ji⁵ jyun^6-2), 上議院 / 上议院 (soeng⁶ ji⁵ jyun^6-2)

Mandarin: 參議院 / 参议院 (zh) (cānyìyuàn), 上議院 / 上议院 (zh) (shàngyìyuàn)
Finnish: senaatti (fi)
French: Sénat (fr) m
Russian: сена́т (ru) m (senát)

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)

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