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1 Senate
['senət]1) (a lawmaking body, especially the upper house of the parliament in some countries.) senado2) (in ancient Rome, the chief legislative and administrative body.) senado•- senator* * *Sen.ate[s'enət] n Amer Senado, Congresso. -
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['senət]1) (a lawmaking body, especially the upper house of the parliament in some countries.) senado2) (in ancient Rome, the chief legislative and administrative body.) senado•- senator* * *sen.ate[s'enit] n 1 senado, assembléia legislativa. 2 conselho administrativo de certas universidades americanas. -
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['senət]1) (a lawmaking body, especially the upper house of the parliament in some countries.) senado2) (in ancient Rome, the chief legislative and administrative body.) senado•- senator -
6 Senate Armed Services Commitee
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1) ((sometimes abbreviated to Sen. in titles) a member of a lawmaking senate: Senator Smith.) senador2) (a member of a Roman senate.) senador* * *sen.a.tor[s'enətə] n senador. -
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1) ((sometimes abbreviated to Sen. in titles) a member of a lawmaking senate: Senator Smith.) senador2) (a member of a Roman senate.) senador -
10 grace
[ɡreis] 1. noun1) (beauty of form or movement: The dancer's movements had very little grace.) graça2) (a sense of what is right: At least he had the grace to leave after his dreadful behaviour.) gentileza3) (a short prayer of thanks for a meal.) acção de graças4) (a delay allowed as a favour: You should have paid me today but I'll give you a day's grace.) mercê5) (the title of a duke, duchess or archbishop: Your/His Grace.) Excelência6) (mercy: by the grace of God.) graça•- graceful- gracefully
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- gracious 2. interjection(an exclamation of surprise.) valha-me Deus- graciousness
- with a good/bad grace
- with good/bad grace* * *[greis] n 1 graça, beleza, encanto. 2 favor, benevolência. 3 perdão, mercê. 4 graça divina, amor divino. 5 oração de mesa. 6 tempo de espera, tempo de graça. 7 virtude, dignidade, decoro, mérito. 8 adiamento, prazo. 9 University isenção. • vt 1 ornar, enfeitar. 2 honrar, exaltar, agraciar. act of grace ato de perdão. airs and graces afetação, grã-finismo. a year’s grace período de graça de um ano. by grace of the Senate por decisão do senado. by the grace of God pela graça de Deus. fall from grace 1 perder os favores. 2 lapso de boa conduta. his, her, your Grace Vossa Alteza, Vossa Eminência. in a state of grace em estado de graça. the Graces Myth as Graças. the year of grace o ano da graça de... to be in the grace of estar nas graças de. with a bad grace contrariado, de má vontade. with a good grace de boa vontade. -
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[-ri‹]1) (the power gained by the use of a lever.) poder2) (power that can be used to influence someone's actions or decisions: The public has some leverage with their representatives in the Senate.)* * *lev.er.age[l'i:vəridʒ; l'evəridʒ] n 1 a ação de alavanca. 2 força mecânica ou vantagem obtida mediante o emprego de uma alavanca. 3 Econ alavancagem. 4 fig poder, influência. • vt alavancar. -
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[-ri‹]1) (the power gained by the use of a lever.) força de alavanca2) (power that can be used to influence someone's actions or decisions: The public has some leverage with their representatives in the Senate.)
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Senate — Sen ate, n. [OE. senat, F. s[ e]nat, fr. L. senatus, fr. senex, gen. senis, old, an old man. See {Senior}, {Sir}.] 1. An assembly or council having the highest deliberative and legislative functions. Specifically: (a) (Anc. Rom.) A body of elders … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Senate — sen·ate / se nət/ n: the upper chamber in a bicameral legislature; esp cap: the upper house of the U.S. Congress or a state legislature Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996. senate … Law dictionary
senate — [sen′it] n. [ME senat < OFr < L senatus < senex, old, aged < IE base * sen(o) , old > Sans sána , Gr henos, OIr sen, old] 1. literally a council of elders 2. the supreme council of the ancient Roman state, originally only of… … English World dictionary
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Senate — [[t]se̱nɪt[/t]] ♦♦ Senates 1) N PROPER COLL: usu the N 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. The Senate is expected to pass the bill shortly … English dictionary
senate — sen|ate Senate [ˈsenıt] n [Date: 1100 1200; : Old French; Origin: senat, from Latin senatus, from senex old man ] 1.) a) the Senate the smaller and more important of the two parts of the government with the power to make laws, in countries such… … Dictionary of contemporary English