how to pronounce senate

/ˈsɛn.ət/

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senate is pronounced in two syllables

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An example use of senate in a speech by a native speaker of british english:

“… over the objections of the senate but …”

meaning of senate

The senate is a group of people who make decisions for a country.

senate frequency in english - C1 level of CEFR

the word senate occurs in english on average 13.1 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C1 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.