house seat

noun

: a theater seat reserved by the management for a special guest

Examples of house seat in a Sentence

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Solomon Pena orchestrated the attacks in Albuquerque, New Mexico's largest city, weeks after losing his bid for a state house seat. USA Today, 14 Aug. 2025 Democrats fended off Republicans in two special elections, holding a state senate seat in Rhode Island and a state house seat in Delaware. David Weigel, semafor.com, 6 Aug. 2025 Texas Republicans redraw congressional maps that could help flip five Democratic house seats. NBC news, 3 Aug. 2025 Luckily, the theater manager stepped in and gave them a pair of house seats. Richard Johnson, New York Daily News, 29 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for house seat

Word History

First Known Use

1948, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of house seat was in 1948

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“House seat.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/house%20seat. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.

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