senate; upper house
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upper house; senate
formalA technical term for politics, referring to the upper chamber of a bicameral legislature. In countries like the United States, the Senate has significant legislative powers.
Měi美
guó国
cān参
yì议
yuàn院
yóu由
yī一
bǎi百
míng名
cān参
yì议
yuán员
zǔ组
chéng成
。
The United States Senate is composed of one hundred senators.
Zhè这
xiàng项
fǎ法
àn案
yǐ已
jīng经
tí提
jiāo交
gěi给
cān参
yì议
yuàn院
shěn审
yì议
。
This bill has been submitted to the Senate for deliberation.
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Fǎ法
guó国
cān参
yì议
yuàn院
de的
quán权
lì力
yǔ与
zhòng众
yì议
yuàn院
bù不
tóng同
。
The powers of the French Senate are different from those of the National Assembly.
Cān参
yì议
yuàn院
yì议
zhǎng长
xuān宣
bù布
huì会
yì议
kāi开
shǐ始
。
The President of the Senate declared the meeting open.
Ào澳
dà大
lì利
yà亚
de的
cān参
yì议
yuàn院
yě也
bèi被
chēng称
wéi为
shàng上
yì议
yuàn院
。
Australia's Senate is also called the Upper House.