English pronunciation · Words Starting with S
Senate Pronunciation
Senate is pronounced SE-nuht, IPA /ˈsɛnət/.
SE-nuht
US /ˈsɛnət/ · UK /ˈsɛnət/
Syllables: SE · nuht (2 syllables, stress on syllable 1)
noun: The smaller of the two chambers in many national or state legislatures.
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Senate in a Sentence
- The bill cleared the senate on a Tuesday.
- She won a senate seat at her third attempt.
- A senate committee asked for the files.
Common Mispronunciations of Senate
Not suh-NAYT
SE comes first and comes loudest, and the ate on the end never takes the force here.
Not SE-nayt
That final ate slackens all the way to nuht, as it does in climate and private.
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