单词	senate
释义	senatesen‧ate, Senate /ˈsenət/ ●○○ noun Word Origin WORD ORIGINsenate Origin: 1100-1200 Old French senat, from Latin senatus, from senex ‘old man’ Examples EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS Brodsky insisted that the state senate could vote on the measure in special session if it wished. Each delegate prepares a bill or a resolution for the mock senate to vote on. My old friend Roberta Fox won his seat in the state senate. The senate is the opposition's counterweight to the new president. The first would be to create an appointed senate, which would allow Khmer Rouge leaders to be given an official role. The Florida Legislature: Both the state senate and house of representatives have Republican majorities. Three years as a legislative liaison, six years in the state senate, four tedious years as lieutenant governor. Uslar stood for the senate in 1959 on the leftwing Democratic Republican Union ticket. word sets WORD SETS► College AA, nounacademia, nounacademic, adjectiveacademic, nounacademy, nounalum, nounalumna, nounalumni, nounalumnus, nounassistant professor, nounAssociate of Arts, nounassociate professor, nounaudit, verbBA, nounbachelor's degree, nounBig Man on Campus, nounblue book, nounbrother, nounBSc, nounbursar, nounbursary, nouncampus, nounCantab, chair, nounchancellery, nounchancellor, nounclass, nouncoed, nouncommencement, nouncommunity college, nounconservatoire, nounconservatory, nounconvocation, nouncourse, nouncredit, nouncum laude, adverbdean, noundean's list, noundiploma, noundissertation, noundoctor, noundoctoral, adjectivedoctorate, nounDoctor of Philosophy, noundon, noundorm, noundormitory, noundouble first, noundown, adverbelective, nounexaminer, nounextension, nounextramural, adjectivefaculty, nounfinancial aid, nounfirst class, noungrad, noungrad school, noungraduate, noungraduate, verbgraduate, adjectivegraduate school, noungraduation, nounGRE, nounGreek, nounhall, nounhall of residence, nounhaze, verbhigher education, nounhomecoming, nounhonor roll, nounhonours degree, nounintercollegiate, adjectiveintramural, adjectiveIvy League, the, adjectivejoint honours, nounjunior college, nounlectureship, nounLLB, nounLLD, nounLLM, nounMA, nounmagna cum laude, adjectivemajor, nounMaster of Arts, nounMaster of Science, nounmaster's, nounmaster's degree, nounmatriculate, verbmature student, nounMBA, nounMEd, nounmedic, nounmedical school, nounMFA, nounmidterm, nounMilitary Academy, nounminor, nounMLitt, nounmortarboard, nounMPhil, nounM.Sc., nounOpen University, the, option, nounoral, nounOxbridge, nounPhD, nounPhi Beta Kappa, nounpledge, nounpledge, verbpoly, nounpolytechnic, nounpost doctoral, adjectivepost-grad, nounpostgraduate, nounpostgraduate, adjectivepractical, nounprof, nounprofessor, nounprofessorial, adjectiveprofessorship, nounProvost, nounqualified, adjectivequarter, nounrag, nounread, verbreadership, nounredbrick, adjectiverush, verbrush, nounsandwich course, nounschool, nounsemester, nounseminar, nounseminary, nounsenate, nounsenior, nounsingle honours, nounsophomore, nounsorority, nounspring break, nounstate university, nounstudent union, nounsubject, nounsumma cum laude, adverbsummer school, nounsurvey course, nounsyllabus, nountech, nountechnical college, nountenure, nountermly, adjectivetertiary education, nountheological college, nounthesis, nounthird, nounthird class, nountutor, nountutorial, nountutorial, adjective2.1, nountwo-two, nounU., undergraduate, noununi, nounUniv., university, nounupperclassman, nounupperclasswoman, nounvac, nounvacation, nounvarsity, nounvice-chancellor, nounvisiting professor, noun Collocations COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSNOUN► state · Brodsky insisted that the state senate could vote on the measure in special session if it wished.· The Florida Legislature: Both the state senate and house of representatives have Republican majorities.· A few days later, Rabbi Loewy returned to Baton Rouge to testify before the state senate.· Three years as a legislative liaison, six years in the state senate, four tedious years as lieutenant governor.· My old friend Roberta Fox won his seat in the state senate.· John Wade spent six years in the state senate. Phrases PHRASES FROM THE ENTRY► the Senate Bradley was elected to the Senate in 1978. Mr. Reilly served for 28 years in the Kansas state Senate. After speaking on the Senate floor in the morning, he stepped on the chartered campaign plane in a dark suit. And the nation cheered when the Supreme Court and the Senate voted last week to impeach him. But the Senate bill designed to implement the plan contains some consumer-friendly changes that could kill it instead. But the bill is stalled in the Senate, where neither side in the debate is happy with it. Democrats still hold a majority in the Senate. Examinations for degrees, diplomas, certificates and other academic distinctions shall be conducted under conditions determined by the Senate. 10. ► the Senate After speaking on the Senate floor in the morning, he stepped on the chartered campaign plane in a dark suit. And the nation cheered when the Supreme Court and the Senate voted last week to impeach him. But the Senate bill designed to implement the plan contains some consumer-friendly changes that could kill it instead. But the bill is stalled in the Senate, where neither side in the debate is happy with it. Democrats still hold a majority in the Senate. Examinations for degrees, diplomas, certificates and other academic distinctions shall be conducted under conditions determined by the Senate. 10. 1 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:  The Senate approved the bill. b)[countable] a similar part of the government in many US states:  the California state senate2the Senate the highest level of government in ancient Rome3[countable] the governing council at some universities
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