: a town that is the seat of county administration
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The town is Anson’s county seat and is about 60 miles east of Charlotte.—Desiree Mathurin
april 16, Charlotte Observer, 16 Apr. 2026 The window to file for supervisor and other county seats closed Friday.—Claire Wang, Oc Register, 11 Mar. 2026 Longview, the county seat of Gregg County, is some 130 miles east of Dallas.—Fernando Cervantes Jr, USA Today, 4 Mar. 2026 Driving the long, empty roads that lead to the county seat, Mentone, an outsider might wonder what all the fighting is for.—Rachel Monroe, New Yorker, 21 Jan. 2026 See All Example Sentences for county seat