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"Senado" is a form of "senado", a noun which is often translated as "senate". "Proyecto de ley" is a phrase which is often translated as "bill". Learn more about the difference between "senado" and "proyecto de ley" below.
el senado(
seh
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nah
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doh
)A masculine noun is used with masculine articles and adjectives (e.g., el hombre guapo, el sol amarillo).
1. (politics)
a. senate
El poder legislativo comprende un senado y un congreso.The legislative branch comprises a senate and a congress.
2. (building)
a. senate
Los manifestantes y los activistas protestaron frente al senado.The protesters and activists rallied outside the senate.
b. senate building
El senado fue diseñado por un arquitecto francés.The senate building was designed by a French architect.
c. senate house (United States)
Regionalism used in the United States
La ceremonia de nombramiento se realizó en el senado.The naming ceremony took place in the senate house.
proyecto de ley(
proh
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yehk
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toh
deh
ley
)A phrase is a group of words commonly used together (e.g., once upon a time).
1. (politics)
a. bill
El Senado aprobó el proyecto de ley que trata la legalización del aborto.The Senate passed the bill that addresses the legalization of abortion.
