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

Zoom In: The Trump transition insisted that only the chair and ranking member of the Senate Armed Services committee would have access to Hegseth's FBI file, citing the precedent of Biden's nominees. —Hans Nichols, Axios, 23 Jan. 2025

Under the bill, public schools would need to submit annual finance reports to a number of state agencies, including the Auditor of Public Accounts, the governor, the Senate Committee on Education and Health, and the Senate Committee on Finance and Appropriations. —Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 23 Jan. 2025

But Democrats forced procedural maneuvers to stall the nominations' consideration, prompting a tense scene on the Senate floor late Tuesday. —Kaia Hubbard, CBS News, 22 Jan. 2025

But there also is worry that AI will trigger massive job displacement, as was expressed when the Senate held a series of forums featuring experts, executives, union leaders and others, including Musk and Altman, with the purpose of establishing guardrails around the new technology. —Ted Johnson, Deadline, 22 Jan. 2025