county seat

noun

: a town that is the seat of county administration

Examples of county seat in a Sentence

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Half of Wisconsin high schoolers reported feeling anxious, a third depressed and a fifth self-harming, according to the Youth Risk Behavior Survey in 2021, Antigo, a town of about 8,000 and the county seat of Langlade County, is no different. Rebecca Loroff, Journal Sentinel, 23 Dec. 2024 Marshall is the county seat of Calhoun County, where the 44th House District is located. Paul Egan, Detroit Free Press, 27 Nov. 2024 The authorities have not revealed any motive for the shooting, which has baffled the county seat of Whitesburg, a small town in the mountains of eastern Kentucky. Kendra Sanchez, New York Times, 25 Nov. 2024 Whitesburg is a town of around 1,700 and the county seat for Letcher County. Cybele Mayes-Osterman, USA TODAY, 20 Sep. 2024 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 31 Jan. 2025.

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county seat

noun
: a town that is the seat of county administration
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