/ˈsenət ||; ˈsɛnɪt/nounoftenthe Senate [C] [with.sop] one of the two groups of elected politicians who make laws in the government in some countries, for example the US 参议院(如美国的)
☞Look at Congress and the House of Representatives. 参看Congress及the House of Representatives。
senate, Senate/ˋsɛnIt; ˈsenət or ˈsenIt/n the Senate the smaller of the two parts of government in countries such as the US and Australia [→ House of Representatives]〔美国﹑澳大利亚等国的〕参议院