senate

Sinhala Dictionary definitions for senate

senate 🔊 /sɛˈnʌt or sɛˈnɪt/

senate : සෙනේට් මණ්ඩලය

senate : උත්තර මන්ත්‍රණසභාව

senate : වියත්ගණය

senate : සෙනට් සභාව

senate definition

Noun.

  1. An assembly or council having the highest deliberative and legislative functions.
  2. A body of elders appointed or elected from among the nobles of the nation, and having supreme legislative authority.
  3. 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.
  4. In general, a legislative body; a state council; the legislative department of government.
  5. The governing body of the Universities of Cambridge and London.
  6. 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.