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senat
senate /seˈnat/
noun#5001 most common
Also: upper house of parliament, governing council
Example sentences
Senatul votează legi.
The Senate votes on laws.
Senatul României are sediul la Bucureşti.
Romania's Senate is headquartered in Bucharest.
Preşedintele Senatului a deschis şedinţa.
The President of the Senate opened the session.
Proiectul de lege a fost trimis Senatului spre dezbatere.
The bill was sent to the Senate for debate.
Senatul a respins amendamentele propuse de opoziţie.
The Senate rejected the amendments proposed by the opposition.
Reforma constituţională nu poate intra în vigoare fără aprobarea Senatului şi a Camerei Deputaţilor.
Constitutional reform cannot take effect without the approval of the Senate and the Chamber of Deputies.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | senat | senate |
| Genitive | senatului | senatelor |
| Accusative | senat | senate |
| Vocative | senatule | senatelor |
Word family
Etymology
Senat comes from Latin senatus, a council of elders that governed Rome. Senatus itself derives from senex, meaning old man. Romanian borrowed the word directly through French or Latin influence during the modernization of its political vocabulary in the 19th century.
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