seneti
seh-NEH-tee
How to say it
Swahilisenetiseh-NEH-tee
Englishsenate
Frenchsénat
Meaning
The upper house of a parliament, whose members are senators, as in the United States and Kenya.
Good to know
N class noun, often in Bunge la Seneti or Baraza la Seneti. A member is seneta, plural maseneta.
Examples
- Seneti ya Kenya imejadili mswada wa kaunti.The Kenyan Senate has debated the counties bill.
- Mswada huo sasa unasubiri kupitishwa na seneti.The bill is now waiting to be passed by the senate.
- Alihudumu katika seneti kwa miaka kumi.She served in the senate for ten years.
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