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The upper chamber, or smaller branch, of the U.S. Congress. The upper chamber of the legislature of most of the states.
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Roman senate, governing council of the Roman republic. It was the outgrowth of the council of the kings. By the 3d cent. BC the senate… Congress Of The United States , Congress
The federal House and Senate developed in parallel but distinct ways. That was a function of their innate institutional differences and of t… William Proxmire , William Proxmire
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(b. 20 October 1900 near Madison, Wisconsin; d. 22 July 1974 in Portland, Oregon), author, educator, and United States senator fro…
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