More generally, a shortened name for any chamber of a legislature that is named "House of...", especially where the other chamber(s) are not so named, or where there is no other chamber (unicameral).
A village in New Mexico.
An unincorporated community in North Carolina.
A topographic surname from Middle English for someone residing in a house (as opposed to a hut) or in a religious house.
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.