Seanad Éireann

[ shawn-uhd ey-ruhn ]

noun

1. the upper house of the parliament of the Republic of Ireland. Compare Oireachtas ( def 1 ).

Seanad Éireann

/ ˈʃænəð ˈeːrən /

noun

1. (in the Republic of Ireland) the upper chamber of parliament; the Senate

Word History and Origins

Origin of Seanad Éireann¹

< Irish: senate of Ireland

Word History and Origins

Origin of Seanad Éireann¹

from Irish, literally: senate of Ireland

Example Sentences

“It was also concerning because it was being used at a divisive time in Irish politics and that the messages being sent out by the political figures were being used as a source of division during the shutdown in American politics,” Alice Mary Higgins, an independent senator, said at Ireland’s Seanad Éireann this week.

From Washington Post

If elected, she would serve on the Industrial and Commercial Panel in Seanad Éireann.

From BBC

Counting is under way in the Republic of Ireland on referendums to decide the fate of the Irish Senate, Seanad Éireann.

From BBC

Seanad Éireann was established in 1922, just months after the foundation of what was then known as the Irish Free State.

From BBC

All citizens of the Irish Free State/Saorstat Eireann without distinction of sex who have reached the age of thirty years and who comply with the provisions of the prevailing electoral laws, shall have the right to vote for members of the Senate/Seanad Eireann.

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