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Definition seat in British English

seat noun

noun
/siːt/

▪ gain, hold, lose, retain, secure, take, win

1

something you can sit on

Example

Some of the vans have leather seats.

Example

The seat next to me was empty.

Example

He was in the back seat of the car when the accident happened.

Synonyms and related words
arm armchair armrest
1.1

the part of a chair that you sit on

Example

The broken seat of the chair was replaced.

Synonyms and related words
arm armchair armrest
2

a seat as a passenger on a plane, bus etc or as a member of the audience in a theatre, which you pay for in order to use

Example

I managed to get us the best seats in the theatre.

Example

We tried to get on the Friday flight, but there were no seats left.

Synonyms and related words
audience box office bums on seats
3

a position as a member of a parliament, committee, court etc

Example

The Green Party won four seats in the new parliament.

Example

a permanent seat on the UN Security Council

Synonyms and related words
chamber constituency the Dail
4

the place where an organization has its main building, or where an important activity happens

Example

The Hague is the seat of the Dutch Government.

Example

She spoke of Oxford, that ancient seat of learning.

4.1

a large house in the countryside that belongs to an important family

Example

The Duke's family seat is at Alnwick Castle in Northumberland.

Synonyms and related words
adobe apartment block apartment building
5

the part of a piece of clothing that covers your bottom

Example

Sandy stood up and dusted off the seat of his shorts.

Synonyms and related words
arm armhole basque
6

the position in which someone sits on a horse

Synonyms and related words
bareback be in the saddle break in
Definition seat in British English

Related Words

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a seat at the table (phrase) aisle seat (noun) back seat (noun) back seat driver (noun) be in the driving seat (phrase) booster seat (noun) bucket seat (noun) country seat (noun) driving seat (noun) ejector seat (noun) (flying) by the seat of your pants (phrase) on the edge of your (phrase) passenger seat (noun) reclining seat (noun) safe seat (noun) seat (noun) seat (verb) seat belt (noun) seat pitch (noun) seat-of-the-pants (adjective) swing seat (noun) take a back seat (phrase) take a seat (phrase) take your seat (phrase) the hot seat (noun) window seat (noun)