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Synonyms of seat
(Entry 1 of 2)
1
a place from which authority is exercised
- all applications had to be submitted at the county seat for proper processing
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2
the part of the body upon which someone sits
- fell down on his well-padded seat
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- backside,
- behind,
- booty
- (also bootie)
- [slang],
- bottom,
- breech,
- bum,
- buns,
- butt,
- buttocks,
- caboose,
- can,
- cheeks,
- derriere
- (or derrière),
- duff,
- fanny,
- fundament,
- hams,
- haunches,
- heinie
- [slang],
- hunkers,
- keister
- (also keester)
- [slang],
- nates,
- posterior,
- rear,
- rear end,
- rump,
- tail,
- tail end,
- tush
- [slang]
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3
a thing or place that is of greatest importance to an activity or interest
- a capital that is the seat of culture for the whole nation
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- attraction,
- lodestone
- (also loadstone),
- magnet,
- polestar
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verbSynonyms & Antonyms of seat (Entry 2 of 2)
2
to put into an office or welcome into an organization with special ceremonies
- one of the first appointments that he made after being seated as president of the state senate
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