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- n.参议院（美国、澳大利亚、加拿大、法国等国家的两个立法机构之一；美国许多州议会也设有参议院）
- 网络上院；元老院；美国参议院
v.+n. senate pass,run senate,senate come,control senate,leave senate n. governing body,council,legislature,congress,assembly 1. | [sing] 参议院（美国、澳大利亚、加拿大、法国等国家的两个立法机构之一；美国许多州议会也设有参议院）one of the two groups of elected politicians who make laws in some countries, for example in the US, Australia, Canada and France. The Senate is smaller than the other group but higher in rank. Many state parliaments in the US also have a Senate. |
| a member of the Senate 参议员 | | |
2. | [c][ususing][u] （某些国家的）大学理事会，大学评议会(in some countries) the group of people who control a university |
| the senate of Loughborough University 拉夫伯勒大学评议会 |
3. | [sing] （古罗马的）元老院(in ancient Rome) the most important council of the government; the building where the council met |
n. | 1. the sole or upper law-making chamber of government in many countries or states, past or present 2. the higher of two elected legislative bodies in many states of the United States 3. the upper chamber of the federal parliament of Canada. It is made up of 104 senators appointed by the ruling government. 4. the highest council of the ancient Roman Republic and of the Roman Empire 5. the building where a senate meets 6. the main faculty governing body in some universities and colleges 7. the upper house of the federal parliament of Australia. It is made up of 76 members, 12 from each state plus two each from the Northern Territory and Australian Capital Territory. 8. the more senior part of a law-making institution that has two parts 9. a group that governs some universities 1. the sole or upper law-making chamber of government in many countries or states, past or present 2. the higher of two elected legislative bodies in many states of the United States 3. the upper chamber of the federal parliament of Canada. It is made up of 104 senators appointed by the ruling government. 4. the highest council of the ancient Roman Republic and of the Roman Empire 5. the building where a senate meets 6. the main faculty governing body in some universities and colleges 7. the upper house of the federal parliament of Australia. It is made up of 76 members, 12 from each state plus two each from the Northern Territory and Australian Capital Territory. 8. the more senior part of a law-making institution that has two parts 9. a group that governs some universities |
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