senates
Upper legislative chambers
Senates is the plural of senate, a deliberative governing body.
The term most often refers to upper legislative chambers: Several state senates passed similar bills.
It can also mean multiple academic governing bodies: University senates across the country debated the policy.
The word appears when comparing or discussing these institutions collectively.
National legislative assembly
- lawmakingCrafting enforceable rules
- billAmount owed, written
- legislationOfficial enactment of statutes
- statuteEnacted written rule
amendment · filibuster · quorum · bicameral · committee · subcommittee · hearing · session
State legislative building
- chamberEnclosed room or cavity
- representativeOne who acts for another
- democracyRule by the people
- republicState with elected leaders
oversight · confirmation · impeachment · judiciary · executive · constituent · term · election
Inherent power or ability
- universityHigher education institution
- provostSenior academic administrator
- deanSenior academic administrator
- tenureProtected employment status
curriculum · governance · resolution · vote · chair · professor · academic · collegiate
parliament
National legislative assembly
- lawmakingCrafting enforceable rules
- billAmount owed, written
- legislationOfficial enactment of statutes
statute · amendment · filibuster · quorum · bicameral · committee · subcommittee · hearing · session · voting
capitol
State legislative building
- chamberEnclosed room or cavity
- representativeOne who acts for another
- democracyRule by the people
republic · oversight · confirmation · impeachment · judiciary · executive · constituent · term · election · seat
faculty
Inherent power or ability
- universityHigher education institution
- provostSenior academic administrator
- deanSenior academic administrator
tenure · curriculum · governance · resolution · vote · chair · professor · academic · collegiate · institution
roman
Upright letter style
- curiaAdministrative assembly hall
- forumGathering place for discourse
- patriciansHereditary ruling class
plebeians · consuls · tribunes · optimates · populares · praetors · censors · republic · toga · rostra
senateslower houses
Legislatures representing common citizens
lower chambers · assemblies · diets · parliaments · congresses
senatesexecutive branches
Law-enforcing government divisions
judiciaries · courts · cabinets · presidencies · monarchies
senatesdictatorships
Regimes under absolute rulers
autocracies · tyrannies · juntas · absolute monarchies · authoritarian regimes
- Roman senatorAncient republic's elected official
- senate presidentHead of upper legislature
- senatorial electionsVotes choosing chamber members
- U.S. SenateFederal legislative chamber
- state senateRegional legislative assembly
- state senatorElected regional legislature member