| 单词 | senate |
| 释义 | Related topics: Collegesen·ate, Senate /ˈsenət/ ●○○ noun 1 PGP a) the Senate the smaller and more important of the two parts of the government with the power to make laws, in countries such as the US, Australia, and France 〔美国、澳大利亚、法国等国家的〕参议院 The Senate approved the bill. 参议院批准了这项议案。 b) [countable] a similar part of the government in many US states 〔美国许多州的〕参议院 the California state senate 加利福尼亚州的参议院2. the Senate PGthe highest level of government in ancient Rome 〔古罗马政府最高级别的〕元老院3. [countable]SEC the governing council at some universities 〔某些大学的〕大学理事会，大学评议会Examples from the Corpussenate• The first would be to create an appointed senate, which would allow Khmer Rouge leaders to be given an official role.• Each delegate prepares a bill or a resolution for the mock senate to vote on.• The Florida Legislature: Both the state senate and house of representatives have Republican majorities.• My old friend Roberta Fox won his seat in the state senate.• Three years as a legislative liaison, six years in the state senate, four tedious years as lieutenant governor.• Brodsky insisted that the state senate could vote on the measure in special session if it wished.• Uslar stood for the senate in 1959 on the leftwing Democratic Republican Union ticket.• The senate is the opposition's counterweight to the new president.From Longman Business DictionarySenateSen‧ate /ˈsenət/ noun [singular] in the US and some other countries, the upper part of the two parts of government with the power to make lawsOrigin senate (1100-1200) Old French senat, from Latin senatus, from senex “old man”sen·ate nounChineseSyllable smaller the two of important the Corpus more Business and |
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