Definition of hot seat
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: a position of uneasiness, embarrassment, or anxiety
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The university's board of trustees answered Thursday, awarding Postel a $100,000 bonus for his sure-handed leadership during a tumultuous stretch in the hot seat.
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Carson was in the hot seat earlier this year after reports surfaced the agency had purchased a $31,000 dining set in 2017 for his office.
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Everybody has seen the spectacle of Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg in the hot seat last week.
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Zach Gibson/Getty Images Mark Zuckerberg has been in the hot seat this week, testifying in front of the Senate and Congress about how Facebook handles user data.
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Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg took the stand at a Capitol Hill hearing Tuesday afternoon to an almost audible reaction from Republican members of Congress: Finally, someone else's turn in the hot seat.
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With The Sunday Times reporting that the current Toffees boss is unlikely to remain in the Goodison Park hot seat next season.
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The disclosures of massive data harvesting for political advantage put Facebook, a favorite platform for lawmakers, on its heels and in the hot seat.
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Yet Jeremy Hunt has been in the hot seat since September 2012, and is just two months away from becoming the longest-serving health secretary in history.
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First Known Use of hot seat
1925
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