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   seat

   /siːt/

   noun

   • 1. a thing made or used for sitting on, such as a chair or stool. Similar chairplacespaceseatingseating accommodationroom
   • ▪ the roughly horizontal part of a chair, on which one's weight rests directly.
   • ▪ a sitting place for a passenger in a vehicle or for a member of an audience: "a fairly small theatre with 1,300 seats"
   • 2. a person's buttocks. Similar buttocksbehindbacksidebottomrearrear endrumphauncheshindquarterscheeksderrièreSitzfleischinformal:sit-uponsternBTMtochusrusty dustybumbottypratjacksiebahookiebuttfannytushtushietailduffbunsbootycabooseheiniepatootiekeistertuchisbazoobippybattyrasshumorous:fundamentposteriorvulgar slang:arseclungeasstechnical:natesarchaic:breech
   • ▪ the part of a garment that covers the buttocks.
   • ▪ a manner of sitting on a horse: "he's got the worst seat on a horse of anyone I've ever seen"
   • 3. a place in an elected legislative or other body: "he lost his seat in the 1997 election" Similar residenceancestral homemansionstately homeabode
   • ▪ a parliamentary constituency: British "a safe Labour seat in the North-East"
   • 4. a principal site or location: "Parliament House was the seat of the Scots Parliament until the Union with England" Similar headquarterslocationsitewhereaboutsplacebasecentrenerve centrenucleuscentre of operations/activityhubfocusfocal pointheart
   • ▪ short for country seat British
   • 5. a part of a machine that supports or guides another part: "if the valve seat is damaged, it can be recut using a special tool"

   verb

   • 1. arrange for (someone) to sit somewhere: "Owen seated his guests in the draughty baronial hall" Similar positionputplacestandstationinstallsettlearrangedisposearrayrangedeployinformal:plonkparkrare:posit
   • ▪ sit down: "she invited them to be seated"
   • ▪ (of a vehicle or building) have seats for (a specified number of people): "the jet seats up to 175 passengers" Similar have room forcontaintakesitholdaccommodate
   • 2. fit in position: "upper boulders were simply seated in the interstices below"

   Word Origin Middle English (as a noun): from Old Norse sæti, from the Germanic base of sit. The verb dates from the late 16th century.

   Derivatives

   • 1. seatless adjective

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2. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › seatsSeats - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

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   Jul 10, 2024 · seats. Definitions of seats. noun. an area that includes places where several people can sit. synonyms: seating, seating area, seating room. see more. Cite this entry. Style: MLA.

3. www.britannica.com › topic › chairChair | Definition, Types, & Facts | Britannica

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   Jun 28, 2024 · Chair, seat with a back, intended for one person. It is one of the most ancient forms of furniture, dating from the 3rd dynasty of ancient Egypt (c. 2650–c. 2575 bce). It was common for early Egyptian chairs to have legs shaped like those of animals.

   • Author: The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica

4. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › have a seatHave a seat Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

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   Jul 4, 2024 · : to sit down. Examples of have a seat in a Sentence. Recent Examples on the Web Our outlets deserve to have a seat at the table especially because mainstream media has historically ignored, marginalized and stereotyped Black people in their coverage.

5. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › seatedSeated - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

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   5 days ago · adjective. (of persons) having the torso erect and legs bent with the body supported on the buttocks. “the seated Madonna”. “the audience remained seated ”. synonyms: sitting. see more.

6. www.bbc.com › news › articlesWhat is the first-past-the-post voting system and how does it ...

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   Jul 1, 2024 · The candidate with the most votes - or the "first past the post" - wins. They do not need to get the majority of the votes cast in that constituency, only more than any other...

7. www.telegraph.co.uk › politics › 2024/07/05Who won the election in my seat? Search by postcode

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   Jul 5, 2024 · The Liberal Democrats have won in 71 constituencies with 12.3 per cent of the overall vote, while Reform UK has 14.3 per cent of the vote, translating to success in four seats. The SNP has nine ...

8. www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk › news › uk-newsReform UK election results and all the seats they won

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   Jul 5, 2024 · Here are all the seats Reform UK has won across the UK: Nigel Farage: Clacton. Lee Anderson: Ashfield. Richard Tice: Boston and Skegness. Rupert Lowe: Great Yarmouth. James McMurdock: Basildon ...