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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
Their appearance at a Sept. 10 forum hosted by the PHX East Valley Partnership marked the first time Democrat Joel Navarro and Republican Mark Stewart have shared a stage while battling for the key county seat.
—Sasha Hupka, The Arizona Republic, 15 Sep. 2024
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
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First Known Use
1803, in the meaning defined above
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“County seat.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/county%20seat. Accessed 2 Dec. 2024.
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county seat
noun
: a town that is the seat of county administration
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