senate; upper house; senior statesmen's assembly. Originally referring to the highest legislative body in ancient Rome, it is also used for the upper house of parliament in various countries.

A high-ranking official or statesman who has served three successive emperors or administrations.

The Eight Great Eminent Officials of the Chinese Communist Party during the 1980s and 1990s, including [[邓小平|鄧小平|deng4 xiao3 ping2]], [[陈云|陳雲|chen2 yun2]], [[李先念|李先念|li3 xian1 nian4]], [[彭真|彭真|peng2 zhen1]], [[杨尚昆|楊尚昆|yang2 shang4 kun1]], [[薄一波|薄一波|bo2 yi1 bo1]], [[王震|王震|wang2 zhen4]], and [[宋任穷|宋任窮|song4 ren4 qiong2]].

an honorific title for the philosopher Laozi in Taoism, identifying him as the primordial deity of the universe