county seat

noun

: a town that is the seat of county administration

Examples of county seat in a Sentence

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Chapman said that Ukiah’s position of county seat and the resources offered bring a larger transient population to the city. Bay City News Service, Mercury News, 21 June 2025 Polson, the county seat and site of the jail, is a town of 5,600 on the southern shore of Flathead Lake, one of the largest lakes west of the Mississippi River. CBS News, 28 Apr. 2025 The town of Lonoke, which was established along the railroad tracks connecting Memphis to Little Rock, was incorporated in 1872 and designated the county seat in 1873. Arkansas Online, 26 Apr. 2025 The town of Marcy is near Utica, the county seat of Oneida County. Natalie Neysa Alund, USA TODAY, 4 Mar. 2025 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 13 Jul. 2025.

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county seat

noun
: a town that is the seat of county administration
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