county seat

noun

: a town that is the seat of county administration

Examples of county seat in a Sentence

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Once Krueger was arrested and jailed at the county seat in Waukegan, the newspapers started writing about it. Steve Sadin, Chicago Tribune, 12 Jan. 2026 The shootings took place in the rural community of Cedarbluff, which is west of the county seat of West Point. CBS News, 10 Jan. 2026 The shootings occurred in Cedarbluff, a rural community west of the county seat of West Point. Jonathan Limehouse, USA Today, 10 Jan. 2026 The shootings took place in the rural community of Cedarbluff, west of the county seat of West Point. Los Angeles Times, 10 Jan. 2026 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 15 Jan. 2026.

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county seat

noun
: a town that is the seat of county administration
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