Homophones

  • synod (in some American dialects, [ˈsɪnət̚])

Noun

Singular senate

Plural senates

senate (plural senates)

  1. In some bicameral legislative systems, the upper house or chamber.
  2. A group of experienced, respected, wise individuals serving as decision makers or advisors in a political system or in institutional governance, as in a university, and traditionally of advanced age and male.
    • 1818, Percy Bysshe Shelley,"The Revolt of Islam", canto 11, stanza 13, lines 4338-9,
      Before the Tyrant's throne
      All night his aged Senate sate.

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From Wiktionary under the GNU Free Documentation License.
Mon Sep 28 11:59:03 2009

A senate is a deliberative assembly, often the upper house or chamber of a legislature or parliament. There have been many such bodies in history, since senate means the assembly of the eldest and wiser members of the society and ruling class. Two of the first official senates were the Greek Senate (Γερουσία Gerousia) and the Roman Senate.

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Mon Oct 12 13:17:33 2009

Who was the last senator to be elected president while serving in the senate?
Q. In other words, who was the last presidential canidate to go right from the senate to the presidency. Presidents like Nixon and Johnson were in the senate before becoming president, however, they did not go straight from the senate to the presidencey. Yep, Kennedy is the answer. It is very hard to get a senator elected because so much dirt can be dug up on them. Just look at John Kerry. I think that our next president will not be Obama, Clinton, or McCain.
Asked by baseb11 - Sun Jan 7 16:21:38 2007 - - 4 Answers - 0 Comments

A. JFK
Answered by The answer guy - Sun Jan 7 16:23:28 2007

What are some tips to win an 8th grade senate election?
Q. I am running for 8th grade PTSA Senate at my school and I ran for 7th grade last year and didn't make it. Could you guys give some tips so that maybe this time I can win? It is very important to me. Thank you! :)
Asked by Christi - Sun Apr 26 21:48:02 2009 - - 6 Answers - 0 Comments

A. Know your facts. Be polite.
Answered by Sugar - Sun Apr 26 22:34:10 2009

Why are the Democrats blocking the only black Senator from entering the Senate?
Q. Roland Burris has a long, distinguished and scandal free career and the Democrats want to block his appointment to the Senate. The true colors of the Democrats are showing.
Asked by fantastic - Sun Jan 4 16:14:28 2009 - - 29 Answers - 0 Comments

A. The reason is that they are not as politically savvy as they pretend to be. Obama basically stuck his foot in it when he listened to his advisers and publicly stated that no candidate selected by the Governor should be seated. Lesson number one in politics is "never say never". The Democrats feared that if they did the right thing and allowed a special election (Blogo was already committed to allow that solution), in the face of the scandal, a Republican might win. So they took that solution off the table. Then they sought to have the Supreme Court forbid the Governor from doing is job and of course, they refused. Recognizing their error, Blaggo nominated Burris. Now the Democrats have painted themselves into a corner. If they… [cont.]
Answered by Jacob W - Sun Jan 4 16:36:12 2009

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But since then, the measure has been stalled in the Senate as lawmakers battle over which states should be included and how many extra weeks of benefits ...



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Financial companies that were shored up by taxpayer money are now paying their employees big bucks in compensation and benefits.

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