Collocation Dictionary
Common collocations with seat in American Collocation
seat
noun
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Around 90% of spoken and written English relies on just 7,500 common words.
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What are red words?
Around 90% of spoken and written English relies on just 7,500 common words.These words are highlighted in red and are ranked using a star system.
- One-star words are commonly used
- Two-star words are even more common
- Three-star words are the most frequently used
US
/sit/
easy to win or keep
safe
winnable
The Liberal Democrats seized one of Labour’s safest seats in a key north London by-election.
which any candidate might win
marginal
The paper also reports from Cheadle constituency, the country’s most marginal seat.
win a seat
gain
pick up
take
win
He won the seat at the 1906 General Election.
try to get or keep a seat
contest
defend
fight for
Representatives had until Saturday to inform the party whether they intended to contest their seats.
keep a seat which you already have
hold
hold onto
keep
retain
Despite a strong challenge, she held onto her seat with a small majority.
lose a seat
lose
We lost many seats, but we won the election.