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

One data analyst casually discussed pushing for 60 seats in the Senate and displayed a slide suggesting there were winnable races in places like Missouri and Utah. — ABC News, 14 Nov. 2026

Van Hollen, 67, has been in the Senate since 2017 after representing the state in the House for more than a decade. — Kaia Hubbard, CBS News, 13 Nov. 2026

Abdul El-Sayed will soon become the first epidemiologist in the Senate at a moment that would keep anyone with a public health background up at night. — Nicholas Florko, STAT, 13 Nov. 2026

Democrats gained control of both the House of Representatives and the Senate — nabbing historic pickups in Republican strongholds such as Kansas, South Carolina and Texas. — Carlos De Loera, Los Angeles Times, 13 Nov. 2026

Rhymes for the Senate

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