head table
noun
: the table at which the most important people sit during a formal meal
the mayor and other dignitaries at the head table
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In that sense, the gathering in Georgetown was as much about diplomacy as policy—signaling an intent to lead, set terms, and claim a seat at the head table in shaping the planet's environmental future.
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Arick Wierson, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Aug. 2025
After dinner, Serena leaves Wharton at the head table to visit Lawrence (Bradley Whitford).
—Matt Cabral, EW.com, 13 May 2025
Some tables mimicked the height of the head table design, with arrangements atop large golden platforms.
—Dave Quinn, People.com, 21 Apr. 2025
This one is ideal for the head table, or a single long table.
—Christopher Murray, Fox News, 21 Mar. 2025
So, at the last minute, my husband was asked to sit at the head table with his aunt and her husband.
—Abigail Van Buren, Boston Herald, 21 Mar. 2025
Trump and Vance sat at the head table with Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.), the chair of the Joint Congressional Committee on Inaugural Ceremonies (JCCIC), seated between them.
—Mychael Schnell, The Hill, 20 Jan. 2025
Putin, who had been an officer in the KGB for 16 years, effectively invited the security services to take their place at the head table of power and prestige in Russia.
—Andrei Soldatov, Foreign Affairs, 1 Sep. 2010
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Arick Wierson, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Aug. 2025
After dinner, Serena leaves Wharton at the head table to visit Lawrence (Bradley Whitford).
—Matt Cabral, EW.com, 13 May 2025
Some tables mimicked the height of the head table design, with arrangements atop large golden platforms.
—Dave Quinn, People.com, 21 Apr. 2025
This one is ideal for the head table, or a single long table.
—Christopher Murray, Fox News, 21 Mar. 2025
So, at the last minute, my husband was asked to sit at the head table with his aunt and her husband.
—Abigail Van Buren, Boston Herald, 21 Mar. 2025
Trump and Vance sat at the head table with Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.), the chair of the Joint Congressional Committee on Inaugural Ceremonies (JCCIC), seated between them.
—Mychael Schnell, The Hill, 20 Jan. 2025
Putin, who had been an officer in the KGB for 16 years, effectively invited the security services to take their place at the head table of power and prestige in Russia.
—Andrei Soldatov, Foreign Affairs, 1 Sep. 2010
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“Head table.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/head%20table. Accessed 29 Sep. 2025.
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