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Roman Senate , senate, Roman
Roman senate, governing council of the Roman republic. It was the outgrowth of the council of the kings. By the 3d cent. BC the senate… Senate , Senate
The upper chamber, or smaller branch, of the U.S. Congress. The upper chamber of the legislature of most of the states.
The U.S. Constitution… Congress Of The United States , Congress
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