Definition of Seanad

1. Noun. The upper house of the parliament of the Irish Republic.

Exact synonyms: Seanad Eireann
Generic synonyms: House
Group relationships: Oireachtas

Lexicographical Neighbors of Seanad

Sea of Galilee
Sea of Japan
Sea of Marmara
Sea of Marmora
Sea of Okhotsk
Seabee
Seabees
Seaborg
Seagull
Sealand
Sealyham
Sealyham terrier
Seamus
Sean
Sean O'Casey
Seanad
Seanad Eireann
Seanad Éireann
Seans
Searsport
Seashore
Seashore test
Seasider
Seattle
Seattle Slew
Sebago Lake
Sebastian
Sebastian Cabot
Sebastian Vizcaino
Sebastiana

Literary usage of Seanad

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. An Almanack for the Year of Our Lord by Joseph Whitaker (1869)
"seanad Eireann is composed of 60 members, of whom и are nominated by the Taoiseach and 49 arc elected; three by me National University of Ireland, ..."

2. Higher Education in Ireland by Oecd, SourceOECD (Online service) (2006)
"The seanad (Senate) is the upper house of the Oireachtas. There are 60 members of the seanad; 49 of these are elected and 11 are nominated by the Taoiseach. ..."

3. Environmental Performance Reviews by Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (2001)
"The Parliament is bicameral: it has a Chamber of Deputies-Dail (166 members) and a Senate-seanad (60 members). lreland is still divided into 26 counties; ..."

4. The Story of the Irish Race: A Popular History of Ireland by Seumas MacManus (1921)
"He at once introduced a bill to remove the oath of allegiance and with the help of the Labor party carried it through the Dail. The seanad, however—which ..."

5. Adventure Guide to Ireland by Tina Neylon (2004)
"The Legislature has two houses - Dail Eireann (a house of representatives) and seanad Eireann (a senate or upper house). The Head of State is the President, ..."

6. An Almanack for the Year of Our Lord by Joseph Whitaker (1869)
"seanad Eireann is composed of 60 members, of whom и are nominated by the Taoiseach and 49 arc elected; three by me National University of Ireland, ..."

7. Higher Education in Ireland by Oecd, SourceOECD (Online service) (2006)
"The seanad (Senate) is the upper house of the Oireachtas. There are 60 members of the seanad; 49 of these are elected and 11 are nominated by the Taoiseach. ..."

8. Environmental Performance Reviews by Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (2001)
"The Parliament is bicameral: it has a Chamber of Deputies-Dail (166 members) and a Senate-seanad (60 members). lreland is still divided into 26 counties; ..."

9. The Story of the Irish Race: A Popular History of Ireland by Seumas MacManus (1921)
"He at once introduced a bill to remove the oath of allegiance and with the help of the Labor party carried it through the Dail. The seanad, however—which ..."

10. Adventure Guide to Ireland by Tina Neylon (2004)
"The Legislature has two houses - Dail Eireann (a house of representatives) and seanad Eireann (a senate or upper house). The Head of State is the President, ..."

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