senate

柯林斯词典

1. N-PROPER-COLL The Senate is the smaller and more important of the two parts of the legislature in some US states and in some countries, for example, the United States and Australia. (美国、澳大利亚等国的) 参议院
The Senate is expected to pass the bill shortly. 预计参议院将很快通过这项议案。
2. N-PROPER-COLL The Senate is the governing council at some universities. (某些大学的) 评议会
By the time I was vice chancellor, the Senate had become a much larger and a much more democratic body. 到我做副校长的那个时候，大学评议会已经成为一个更大、更民主的机构了。