senates

英 [ˈsɛnɪts] 美 [ˈsɛnəts]

n.  参议院(美国、澳大利亚、加拿大、法国等国家的两个立法机构之一; 美国许多州议会也设有参议院); (某些国家的)大学理事会，大学评议会; (古罗马的)元老院
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  1. N-PROPER-COLL (美国、澳大利亚等国议会的)参议院
    The Senate is the smaller and more important of the two parts of the parliament in some countries, for example the United States and Australia.
    1. The Senate is expected to pass the bill shortly.
      预计参议院不久就会通过此议案。
    2. ...a Senate committee.
      参议院委员会
  2. N-PROPER-COLL （某些大学的）大学理事会，大学评议会
    Senate or the Senate is the governing council at some universities.
    1. By the time I was Vice Chancellor, Senate had become a much larger and a much more democratic body...
      到了我当校长的时候，大学评议会的人员规模已显著扩大，也变得更加民主了。
    2. The new bill would remove student representation from the university Senate.
      新议案将取消大学评议会中的学生代表。
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  1. Shaming the For-Profit Colleges After a two-year investigation of the for-profit higher education industry, the Senates Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee issued a report in July that condemned for-profits for delivering a poor-quality education for a monster price tag.
    耻辱的盈利为目的的学校经过两年对盈利为目的的教育行业的调查，参议院的健康，教育，劳工和养老金委员会七月发布了一份报告，谴责的为了利益而提供质量低劣的教育。
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