county seat

noun

: a town that is the seat of county administration

Examples of county seat in a Sentence

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For five formative months, a tiny Democratic Party headquarters in Wooster, the county seat, was the center of my universe. David Litt, TIME, 31 Oct. 2024 The county seat in Granbury has been controlled by Republicans since Democrats began losing power in the decades following the 1964 Civil Rights Act. Jeffrey Fleishman, Los Angeles Times, 19 Sep. 2024 The influential Sulphur Rock chapter of the Wheel even tried to have the county seat moved from Batesville to Sulphur Rock. arkansasonline.com, 17 Aug. 2024 Spanish-speaking students have filled the adult education center in LaBelle, the 5,000-person county seat. Alena Botros, Fortune, 17 June 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 16 Nov. 2024.

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county seat

noun
: a town that is the seat of county administration
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