Confederation vs Senate

Confederation

name
  • In Canada, the federal union of provinces and territories which formed Canada, beginning with New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Ontario, and Quebec, and later including all the others. 

  • In Canada, the date of Confederation; 1 July 1867. 

  • In Newfoundland, the political union of Newfoundland with Canada. 

  • In Newfoundland, the date of Confederation; 31 March 1949. 

Senate

name
  • The Senate of Canada; the upper house of the Canadian parliament; "the Senate". 

  • Any of several legislative bodies. (In countries which have multiple legislative bodies, the Senate is often the more senior.) 

  • The United States Senate. 

  • The upper legislative body of many of the states of the United States. 

  • The council that governed the ancient Roman Republic. 

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