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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Recent Examples on the Web Republicans were not spared by the all-Democrat head table Sunday. —Samantha J. Gross, BostonGlobe.com, 19 Mar. 2023

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“Head table.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/head%20table. Accessed 30 May. 2023.

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