What does "senate" mean?

Senate: The governing body of the Universities of Cambridge and London. [Eng.]

Additional senses

  1. 2.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. [U. S.] Senate chamber, a room where a senate meets when it transacts business. -- Senate house, a house where a senate meets when it transacts business.

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