Senate

某些两院制立法机构中的上院。

In some bicameral legislative systems, the upper house or chamber.

拥有高度立法权力的议会

assembly possessing high legislative powers

由经验丰富、受人尊敬、明智的人组成的群体,在政治体系或机构治理中担任决策者或顾问,通常年长。

A group of experienced, respected, wise individuals serving as decision makers or advisors in a political system or in institutional governance, as in a university, and traditionally of advanced age.

美国国会的上议院

the upper house of the United States Congress

在德国,柏林、不来梅和汉堡等城市州的行政机关；曾是汉萨同盟城市政府的政府；高等上诉法院的法官席。

In Germany, the executive branch of government in the city states of Berlin, Bremen, and Hamburg; the governments of cities that were part of the Hanseatic League; and the bench in a higher appellate court.