county seat

noun

: a town that is the seat of county administration

Examples of county seat in a Sentence

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At least four victims were recovered in and around Echo Lake, in Buncombe County, where Asheville, North Carolina is the county seat. Dinah Voyles Pulver, USA TODAY, 30 Nov. 2024 In northern Michigan, Linsey Rogers was elected both Montmorency County treasurer and a member of the school board in Atlanta, which is the county seat. Paul Egan, Detroit Free Press, 29 Nov. 2024 The tiny newspaper in a county seat town of 10,000 residents depended on Champion Ford Lincoln in Carroll, one of the biggest advertisers, to help keep the local publication afloat. Phoebe Wall Howard, Detroit Free Press, 14 Nov. 2024 This county covers a huge region south of Nashville, centered on the county seat of Franklin. Andrew Depietro, Forbes, 24 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for county seat 

Word History

First Known Use

1803, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
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 Dec. 2024.

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county seat

noun
: a town that is the seat of county administration
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