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seat

 
 
/siːt/ noun [C]

Definition

SIT something that you sit on: Please, have/take a seat (= sit down). I've booked three seats for the cinema tonight. the back/front seat of a car
PART the flat part of a chair, bicycle, etc that you sit on
POLITICS a position in a parliament or other group that makes official decisions: a seat in parliament a congressional seat
(Definition of seat noun from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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