county seat

noun

: a town that is the seat of county administration

Examples of county seat in a Sentence

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The Salvation Army has set up shop in Kerrville, the county seat, but one local speculated to me that people in Hunt may be too proud to call on outside resources. Rachel Monroe, New Yorker, 11 July 2025 In Logansport, the county seat, nearly a third of residents are Hispanic or Latino. Jordan Smith, IndyStar, 2 July 2025 It’s said to have been modeled after the Capitol Building in Colonial Williamsburg and served as the county seat for 50 years. Erin Gifford, Southern Living, 20 June 2025 Chapman said that Ukiah’s position of county seat and the resources offered bring a larger transient population to the city. Bay City News Service, Mercury News, 21 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for county seat

Word History

First Known Use

1803, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of county seat was in 1803

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“County seat.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/county%20seat. Accessed 7 Aug. 2025.

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county seat

noun
: a town that is the seat of county administration
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