The upper house of Parliament in the Republic of Ireland, composed of sixty members, of whom eleven are nominated by the Taoiseach and forty-nine are elected by institutions.
Pronunciation
Seanad
/ˈʃanəð//ˈʃanəd//ˈsʲanəd/
Origin
Irish, ‘senate (of Ireland)’.
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