Seanad (Noun)
Meaning
The upper house of the parliament of the Irish Republic.
Classification
Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects.
Examples
- The Seanad is composed of sixty members, with eleven nominated by the Taoiseach and forty-three elected by vocational panels.
- She was nominated to the Seanad by the Taoiseach after losing her Dáil seat in the general election.
- The bill was passed by the Dáil but was rejected by the Seanad, requiring a joint sitting to resolve the differences.
- As a member of the Seanad, he played a key role in shaping the country's education policy.
- In 2013, the people voted to retain the Seanad in a constitutional referendum.