house seat

noun

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

Examples of house seat in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Republicans are now heading into November with a razor-thin cushion in Congress, with Democrats only needing three house seats to take control, and only four to flip the Senate. — Eva Roytburg, Fortune, 14 Sep. 2026

The gap between the June primary and August runoff leaves the 14th District’s house seat vacant during a period when a razor-thin Republican majority is moving major legislation. — Paul Haughey, Mercury News, 27 June 2026

On a scale of a rush ticket to house seats, where does Giant star John Lithgow fit? — Zach Schiffman, Curbed, 19 May 2026

And for the open seat in Iowa, Democrats seem likely to nominate a two-time Paralympic gold medalist who represents the reddest state house seat held by a Democrat. — Arkansas Online, 24 Mar. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1948, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for house seat

• bittersweet
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• parakeet
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• superheat
• amit
• athlete