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

Neither bill picked up support from Republicans, but both cleared the Senate and were recently referred to the Assembly Utilities and Energy Committee. — Katie King, Los Angeles Times, 21 June 2026

The administration’s weapons procurement budget request heavily relies on the reconciliation package, which requires only a simple majority vote in the Senate rather than the usual 60 votes. — Julia Gledhill, Forbes.com, 20 June 2026

With several moderate Republican senators, including Alaska's Lisa Murkowski and Maine's Susan Collins, also serving on the panel, Kaine's effort has the potential to gain momentum in the Senate. — Zachary Schermele, USA Today, 20 June 2026

Wilson lost the fight over state equality in the Senate, but more than a century later, he would be vindicated on the issue of direct congressional elections with the passage of the Seventeenth Amendment. — Jesse Wegman, The Atlantic, 20 June 2026

Rhymes for the Senate

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