seat
♦♦ seat /s'iːt/ (seats seating seated)
1 [N-COUNT]
A seat is an object that you can sit on, for example a chair.
Stephen returned to his seat...
Ann could remember sitting in the back seat of their car.
2 [N-COUNT]
The seat of a chair is the part that you sit on.
The stool had a torn, red plastic seat.
3 [VERB] V pron-refl, V-ed
If you seat yourself somewhere, you sit down. (WRITTEN)
He waved towards a chair, and seated himself at the desk.
...a portrait of one of his favourite models seated on an elegant sofa.
4 [VERB] V amount
A building or vehicle that seats a particular number of people has enough seats for that number.
The Theatre seats 570.
5 [N-SING] usu the N of n
The seat of a piece of clothing is the part that covers your bottom.
Then he got up and brushed off the seat of his jeans.
6 [N-COUNT]
When someone is elected to a parliament, congress, or senate, you can say that they, or their party, have won a seat.
Independent candidates won the majority of seats on the local council.
...a Maryland Republican who lost his seat.
7 [N-COUNT]
If someone has a seat on the board of a company or on a committee, they are a member of it.
He has been unsuccessful in his attempt to win a seat on the board of the company.
8 [N-COUNT] with supp
The seat of an organization, a wealthy family, or an activity is its base.
Gunfire broke out early this morning around the seat of government in Lagos.
9
see also deep-seated, hot seat
10 [PHRASE] V inflects
If you take a back seat, you allow other people to have all the power and to make all the decisions.
You need to take a back seat and think about both past and future...
11 [PHRASE] V and N inflect
If you take a seat, you sit down. (FORMAL)
`Take a seat,' he said in a bored tone...
Rachel smiled at him as they took their seats on opposite sides of the table.
12
in the driving seat: see driving seat
by the seat of your pants: see pantsboost|er seat (booster seats)
also booster cushion
[N-COUNT]
A booster seat or a booster cushion is a special seat which allows a small child to sit in a higher position, for example at a table or in a car.buck|et seat (bucket seats)
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A bucket seat is a seat for one person in a car or aeroplane which has rounded sides that partly enclose and support the body.cat|bird seat /k'ætbɜːrd siːt/
[PHRASE] v-link PHR
If you say that someone is in the catbird seat, you think that their situation is very good. (AM INFORMAL)
If he had not been hurt, his team would be sitting in the catbird seat.coun|try seat (country seats)
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A country seat is a large house with land in the country which is owned by someone who also owns a house in a town.
His family have a country seat in Oxfordshire.coun|ty seat (county seats)
[N-COUNT]
A county seat is the same as a county town. (AM)driv|er's seat
1 [N-SING] usu the N
In a vehicle such as a car or a bus, the driver's seat is the seat where the person who is driving sits.
2 [PHRASE] v-link PHR, PHR after v
If you say that someone is in the driver's seat, you mean that they are in control in a situation.
Now he knows he's in the driver's seat and can wait for a better deal.driv|ing seat
1 [N-SING] usu the N
In a vehicle such as a car or a bus, the driving seat is the seat where the person who is driving the vehicle sits.
He got into the driving seat and started the engine.
= driver's seat
2 [PHRASE] usu v-link PHR, PHR after v
If you say that someone is in the driving seat, you mean that they are in control in a situation.
At 69 he is as firmly in the driving seat of the company as ever.ejec|tor seat (ejector seats)
[N-COUNT]
An ejector seat is a special seat which can throw the pilot out of a fast military aircraft in an emergency.hot seat
[PHRASE] usu in/into PHR
If you are in the hot seat, you are responsible for making important and difficult decisions. (INFORMAL)
He is to remain in the hot seat as chief executive.safe seat (safe seats)
[N-COUNT]
In politics, a safe seat is an area in which the candidate from one particular party nearly always wins by a large number of votes. (BRIT)
The constituency I live in is a safe Labour seat.seat belt (seat belts)
also seatbelt
[N-COUNT]
A seat belt is a strap attached to a seat in a car or an aircraft. You fasten it across your body in order to prevent yourself being thrown out of the seat if there is a sudden movement.
The fact I was wearing a seat belt saved my life.
= safety beltseat of learn|ing (seats of learning)
[N-COUNT]
People sometimes refer to a university or a similar institution as a seat of learning. (WRITTEN)
...one department of that great seat of learning.win|dow seat (window seats)
1 [N-COUNT]
A window seat is a seat which is fixed to the wall underneath a window in a room.
2 [N-COUNT]
On a train, bus, or aeroplane, a window seat is a seat next to a window.
1 [N-COUNT]
A seat is an object that you can sit on, for example a chair.
Stephen returned to his seat...
Ann could remember sitting in the back seat of their car.
2 [N-COUNT]
The seat of a chair is the part that you sit on.
The stool had a torn, red plastic seat.
3 [VERB] V pron-refl, V-ed
If you seat yourself somewhere, you sit down. (WRITTEN)
He waved towards a chair, and seated himself at the desk.
...a portrait of one of his favourite models seated on an elegant sofa.
4 [VERB] V amount
A building or vehicle that seats a particular number of people has enough seats for that number.
The Theatre seats 570.
5 [N-SING] usu the N of n
The seat of a piece of clothing is the part that covers your bottom.
Then he got up and brushed off the seat of his jeans.
6 [N-COUNT]
When someone is elected to a parliament, congress, or senate, you can say that they, or their party, have won a seat.
Independent candidates won the majority of seats on the local council.
...a Maryland Republican who lost his seat.
7 [N-COUNT]
If someone has a seat on the board of a company or on a committee, they are a member of it.
He has been unsuccessful in his attempt to win a seat on the board of the company.
8 [N-COUNT] with supp
The seat of an organization, a wealthy family, or an activity is its base.
Gunfire broke out early this morning around the seat of government in Lagos.
9
see also deep-seated, hot seat
10 [PHRASE] V inflects
If you take a back seat, you allow other people to have all the power and to make all the decisions.
You need to take a back seat and think about both past and future...
11 [PHRASE] V and N inflect
If you take a seat, you sit down. (FORMAL)
`Take a seat,' he said in a bored tone...
Rachel smiled at him as they took their seats on opposite sides of the table.
12
in the driving seat: see driving seat
by the seat of your pants: see pantsboost|er seat (booster seats)
also booster cushion
[N-COUNT]
A booster seat or a booster cushion is a special seat which allows a small child to sit in a higher position, for example at a table or in a car.buck|et seat (bucket seats)
[N-COUNT]
A bucket seat is a seat for one person in a car or aeroplane which has rounded sides that partly enclose and support the body.cat|bird seat /k'ætbɜːrd siːt/
[PHRASE] v-link PHR
If you say that someone is in the catbird seat, you think that their situation is very good. (AM INFORMAL)
If he had not been hurt, his team would be sitting in the catbird seat.coun|try seat (country seats)
[N-COUNT]
A country seat is a large house with land in the country which is owned by someone who also owns a house in a town.
His family have a country seat in Oxfordshire.coun|ty seat (county seats)
[N-COUNT]
A county seat is the same as a county town. (AM)driv|er's seat
1 [N-SING] usu the N
In a vehicle such as a car or a bus, the driver's seat is the seat where the person who is driving sits.
2 [PHRASE] v-link PHR, PHR after v
If you say that someone is in the driver's seat, you mean that they are in control in a situation.
Now he knows he's in the driver's seat and can wait for a better deal.driv|ing seat
1 [N-SING] usu the N
In a vehicle such as a car or a bus, the driving seat is the seat where the person who is driving the vehicle sits.
He got into the driving seat and started the engine.
= driver's seat
2 [PHRASE] usu v-link PHR, PHR after v
If you say that someone is in the driving seat, you mean that they are in control in a situation.
At 69 he is as firmly in the driving seat of the company as ever.ejec|tor seat (ejector seats)
[N-COUNT]
An ejector seat is a special seat which can throw the pilot out of a fast military aircraft in an emergency.hot seat
[PHRASE] usu in/into PHR
If you are in the hot seat, you are responsible for making important and difficult decisions. (INFORMAL)
He is to remain in the hot seat as chief executive.safe seat (safe seats)
[N-COUNT]
In politics, a safe seat is an area in which the candidate from one particular party nearly always wins by a large number of votes. (BRIT)
The constituency I live in is a safe Labour seat.seat belt (seat belts)
also seatbelt
[N-COUNT]
A seat belt is a strap attached to a seat in a car or an aircraft. You fasten it across your body in order to prevent yourself being thrown out of the seat if there is a sudden movement.
The fact I was wearing a seat belt saved my life.
= safety beltseat of learn|ing (seats of learning)
[N-COUNT]
People sometimes refer to a university or a similar institution as a seat of learning. (WRITTEN)
...one department of that great seat of learning.win|dow seat (window seats)
1 [N-COUNT]
A window seat is a seat which is fixed to the wall underneath a window in a room.
2 [N-COUNT]
On a train, bus, or aeroplane, a window seat is a seat next to a window.