Senate

Secretary of the Senate

Secretary of the Senate :an officer of the Senate chiefly responsible for administration and operation ...

senator

senator : a member of a senate sen·a·to·ri·al [se-nə-tōr-ē-əl] adj ...

Senators of the College of Justice

Senators of the College of Justice. The judges of the Court of Session in Scotland are Senators of the College of Justice, Act of 1540, c. 93....

senate : the upper chamber in a bicameral legislature ;esp cap : the upper house of the U.S. Congress or a state legislature ...

impeach [Anglo-French empecher, from Old French empeechier to hinder, from Late Latin impedicare to fetter, from Latin in- + pedica fetter, from ped- pes foot] 1 : to charge with a crime or misconduct ;specif : to charge (a public official) before a competent tribunal (as the U.S. Senate) with misconduct in office see also Article I and Article II of the Constitution in the back matter NOTE: Impeachment is the first step in removing an officer from office. The president, vice president, and other federal officers (as judges) may be impeached by the House of Representatives. (Members of Congress themselves are not removed by being impeached and tried, but rather are expelled by a two-thirds majority vote in the member's house.) The House draws up articles of impeachment that itemize the charges and their factual bases. The articles of impeachment, once approved by a simple majority of the House members, are then submitted to the Senate, thereby impeaching the officer. The Senate th...

Senatorial

Of or pertaining to a senator or a senate becoming to a senator or a senate as senatorial duties senatorial dignity...

hearing

hearing 1 : a proceeding of relative formality at which evidence and arguments may be presented on the matter at issue to be decided by a person or body having decision-making authority compare trial NOTE: The purpose of a hearing is to provide the opportunity for each side of a dispute, and esp. a person who may be deprived of his or her rights, to present its position. A hearing, along with notice, is a fundamental part of procedural due process. Hearings are also held, as for example by a legislature or an administrative agency, for the purpose of gathering information and hearing the testimony of witnesses. administrative hearing : a hearing conducted by an official (as an administrative law judge) or a body (as a review board) of an administrative agency regarding an agency action and esp. an action under dispute confirmation hearing 1 : a hearing conducted by the U.S. Senate to examine a nominee for the U.S. Supreme Court NOTE: Article II of the U.S. Constitution provides ...

parliamentarian

parliamentarian 1 : an expert in the rules and usages of a parliament or other deliberative assembly ;specif often cap : an officer of a legislative body acting as adviser to the presiding officer on matters of procedure NOTE: The parliamentarian of the U.S. House of Representatives is appointed by the Speaker of the House. The Secretary of the Senate appoints the Senate's parliamentarian with approval of the majority leader. 2 : a member of a parliament ...

Pedarian

One of a class eligible to the office of senator but not yet chosen who could sit and speak in the senate but could not vote so called because he might indicate his opinion by walking over to the side of the party he favored when a vote was taken...

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