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Senate :: Senate (n.) In general, a legislative body; a state council; the legislative department of government..

But :: But (adv. & conj.) On the contrary; on the other hand; only; yet; still; however; nevertheless; more; further; -- as connective of sentences or clauses of a sentence, in a sense more or less exceptive or adversative; as, the House of Representatives passed the bill, but the Senate dissented; our wants are many, but quite of another kind..

Curia :: Curia (n.) The place where the meetings of the senate were held; the senate house.

Negative :: Negative (v. t.) To reject by vote; to refuse to enact or sanction; as, the Senate negatived the bill..

Sulpharsenic :: Sulpharsenate (n.) A salt of sulpharsenic acid.

Pass :: Pass (v. t.) To cause to advance by stages of progress; to carry on with success through an ordeal, examination, or action; specifically, to give legal or official sanction to; to ratify; to enact; to approve as valid and just; as, he passed the bill through the committee; the senate passed the law..

Vacancy :: Vacancy (n.) A place or post unfilled; an unoccupied office; as, a vacancy in the senate, in a school, etc..

Honorable :: Honorable (a.) An epithet of respect or distinction; as, the honorable Senate; the honorable gentleman..

Senate :: Senate (n.) The upper and less numerous branch of a legislature in various countries, as in France, in the United States, in most of the separate States of the United States, and in some Swiss cantons..

Programma :: Programma (n.) Any law, which, after it had passed the Athenian senate, was fixed on a tablet for public inspection previously to its being proposed to the general assembly of the people..

Arseniate :: Arseniate (n.) See Arsenate.

Senate :: Senate (n.) A body of elders appointed or elected from among the nobles of the nation, and having supreme legislative authority..

Senator :: Senator (n.) A member of a senate.

Pyroarsenate :: Pyroarsenate (n.) A salt of pyroarsenic acid.

Conferee :: Conferee (n.) One who is conferred with, or who takes part in a conference; as, the conferees on the part of the Senate..

Senatusconsult :: Senatusconsult (n.) A decree of the Roman senate.

Chamber :: Chamber (n.) A hall, as where a king gives audience, or a deliberative body or assembly meets; as, presence chamber; senate chamber..

Arsenate :: Arsenate (n.) A salt of arsenic acid.

Prytany :: Prytany (n.) The period during which the presidency of the senate belonged to the prytanes of the section.

Senate :: Senate (n.) An assembly or council having the highest deliberative and legislative functions.

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