Clues for the word "SENATE"

We've had 184 crossword clues used for this word, and seen it 313 times in crosswords. It was last seen in Mirror Daily crossword on August 21, 2026.

Definition of senate

n. - An assembly or council having the highest deliberative and legislative functions.
n. - A body of elders appointed or elected from among the nobles of the nation, and having supreme legislative authority.
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.
n. - In general, a legislative body; a state council; the legislative department of government.
n. - The governing body of the Universities of Cambridge and London.
n. - In some American colleges, a council of elected students, presided over by the president of the college, to which are referred cases of discipline and matters of general concern affecting the students.