SENATE

senate. 1. The upper chamber of a bicameral legislature. [Cases: States 26. C.J.S. States § 40.] 2. (cap.) The upper house of the U.S. Congress, composed of 100 members — two from each state — who are elected to six-year terms. — Abbr. S. [Cases: United States 7. 1. C.J.S. United States § 16.]