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Examples of county seat in a Sentence
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To 'safeguard' elections, Trump endorses some Republicans running for Arizona county seats Arizona primary election 2024: Who is running for mayor, city council?
—Rafael Carranza, The Arizona Republic, 10 June 2024
Baraboo is a city of about 12,500 people near Wisconsin Dells, and the county seat of Sauk County.
—David Clarey, Journal Sentinel, 7 June 2024
Even with some allies in Annapolis and their county seats, educators still have a fight on their hands.
—Baltimore Sun Editorial Board, Baltimore Sun, 1 May 2024
Downieville, the county seat with fewer than 150 residents, lies deep in the Tahoe National Forest’s northern tier and is about 75 miles northeast of Sacramento.
—Ishani Desai, Sacramento Bee, 16 May 2024
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Word History
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 16 Jun. 2024.
Kids Definition
county seat
noun
: a town that is the seat of county administration
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