Definition of hot seat
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: a position of uneasiness, embarrassment, or anxiety
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Rick Scott could be the next Florida leader in the hot seat in the ongoing battle between Broward County Sheriff Scott Israel and his rank and file deputies.
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The Austrian international is the Hammers' top goalscorer in the Premier League this season with nine goals, all of which have come under the Scot following his appointment to the London Stadium hot seat in mid-November.
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The child welfare job has long been one of the hotter seats in city government, and that ended up being true for Mr. Hansell’s predecessor, Gladys Carrión.
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Ahead of Fox’s dog-and-pony shows for media buyers Monday afternoon, the Fox broadcast network’s top executives found themselves in the hot seat.
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But another season like 2017 could put him on the hot seat.
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But this year, a new Digital Equality Index puts employers in the tech sector back in the hot seat.
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The school board is typically much lower profile than City Council, but FC Cincinnati's effort to swap land with the district for a Major League Soccer stadium has put members on the hot seat.
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Slovakia's president has sworn in a new interior minister, the third person in the hot seat since the slayings of an investigative journalist and his fiancee triggered a political crisis.
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First Known Use of hot seat
1925
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