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(1):

(n.) 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.

(2):

(n.) In general, a legislative body; a state council; the legislative department of government.

(3):

(n.) The governing body of the Universities of Cambridge and London.

(4):

(n.) 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.

(5):

(n.) A body of elders appointed or elected from among the nobles of the nation, and having supreme legislative authority.

(6):

(n.) An assembly or council having the highest deliberative and legislative functions.

Bibliography Information
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Senate'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​s/senate.html. 1828.
 
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