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

Schumer is poised to become majority leader just two years after Democrats lost the Senate, with a bigger majority than his party has commanded in more than a decade. — Theodoric Meyer The Washington Post, Arkansas Online, 7 Nov. 2026

In the Senate, Murphy serves on the Appropriations Committee and is a leading voice on immigration and gun policy. — Kevin Freking, Los Angeles Times, 7 Nov. 2026

Red- and purple-state Democrats are the majority makers of the Senate, and most of them skew toward the center. — Burgess Everett, semafor.com, 6 Nov. 2026

Tillis, who did not seek re-election and who will depart the Senate in January, has been a consistent critic of Miller. — Nicholas Kerr, ABC News, 6 Nov. 2026

Rhymes for the Senate

• bennet
• crenate
• jennet
• rennet
• senat
• tenet