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Fatalities from the storm Helene in the South were more than five dozen, and the Buncombe County numbers – where Asheville is county seat – were not included due to trouble reaching next of kin, said the Emergency Services director.
—Alan Wooten | The Center Square, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 29 Sep. 2024
Whitesburg is the county seat of government with about 1,700 residents located about 145 miles southeast of Lexington.
—CBS News, 20 Sep. 2024
Morris is a town of a little more than 5,000 people — the county seat, with generations of farmers.
—Alice Short, Los Angeles Times, 15 Sep. 2024
Baseless claims about the Haitian community Approximately 12,000 to 15,000 immigrants live in Clark County, where Springfield is the county seat, the city notes on its website.
—Lauren Mascarenhas, CNN, 17 Sep. 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 6 Oct. 2024.
Kids Definition
county seat
noun
: a town that is the seat of county administration
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