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Senates

Scope note

Use for the assembly of citizens having the highest deliberative functions in a government, as in ancient Rome and other ancient states, the free cities of Medieval Europe, and the upper and smaller branches of the legislatures of, for example, the United States, France, and Italy.

Term type

AAT

Getty AAT term number

3000251827

Broader Terms used

<governing bodies>

Term used for

houses, upper
upper houses

Equivalent Terms used

senate

Created

12yrs ago

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