county seat

noun

: a town that is the seat of county administration

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Whitesburg is a town of around 1,700 and the county seat for Letcher County. Cybele Mayes-Osterman, USA TODAY, 20 Sep. 2024 The round-trip drive time — to and from this county seat — is longer than the other excursions recommended here, but the route through the rugged countryside is a treat in itself. Michael Barnes, Austin American-Statesman, 5 June 2024 Whitesburg is a city in Letcher County and the county seat, which sits in southeast Kentucky. Killian Baarlaer, The Courier-Journal, 20 Sep. 2024 Voters in Tennessee can cast their ballots in primaries for U.S. Senate, U.S. House and the state legislature in addition to local school board and other county seats. Joyce Orlando, The Tennessean, 1 Aug. 2024 See all Example Sentences for county seat 

Word History

First Known Use

1803, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of county seat was in 1803

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“County seat.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/county%20seat. Accessed 22 Jan. 2025.

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county seat

noun
: a town that is the seat of county administration
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