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Senate
Senate noun - Assembly possessing high legislative powers.
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Nearby Words: senator, senatorial
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Unwitting Instigator of Doom: The one thing that Jar Jar actually does in the movie other than stand in the background is to make a motion in the senate to grant Palpatine emergency powers.
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When he died and powers passed to his step-son Tiberius, the new emperor on being "voted" his powers by the senate took all of these honorifics to demonstrate himself both a continuation of Caesar Augustus's position in the state and member of his direct family.
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Then the escalation prompts the Senate to give Palpatine emergency powers to deal with the Separatists.
Source: Playing Both Sides
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