the Senate

noun

1

: the smaller group of the two groups of people who meet to discuss and make the laws of a country, state, etc.

the New York State Senate

especially : the smaller group of the two groups that form the U.S. Congress

—often used before another noun

the Senate race

the Senate majority leader

2

: the group of officials who led the ancient Roman government

Examples of the Senate in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

However, Democrats such as Slotkin have called for an amendment process before the Senate votes to pass the Laken Riley Act next week. —Mabinty Quarshie, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 11 Jan. 2025

Eventually, Zuckerberg would appear before the Senate in 2018. —Jorge Ramis, WIRED, 11 Jan. 2025

Meanwhile, some of the president-elect’s most controversial Cabinet picks are set to appear before the Senate. —The Editors, The Atlantic, 11 Jan. 2025

Under President Obama, the U.S. joined the the Paris Agreement under executive order, without consent of the Senate. —Jon McGowan, Forbes, 10 Jan. 2025