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For five formative months, a tiny Democratic Party headquarters in Wooster, the county seat, was the center of my universe.
—David Litt, TIME, 31 Oct. 2024
The county seat in Granbury has been controlled by Republicans since Democrats began losing power in the decades following the 1964 Civil Rights Act.
—Jeffrey Fleishman, Los Angeles Times, 19 Sep. 2024
The influential Sulphur Rock chapter of the Wheel even tried to have the county seat moved from Batesville to Sulphur Rock.
—arkansasonline.com, 17 Aug. 2024
Spanish-speaking students have filled the adult education center in LaBelle, the 5,000-person county seat.
—Alena Botros, Fortune, 17 June 2024
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First Known Use
1803, in the meaning defined above
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“County seat.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/county%20seat. Accessed 30 Nov. 2024.
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county seat
noun
: a town that is the seat of county administration
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