county seat

noun

: a town that is the seat of county administration

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Voters also booted Mike Schmidt, the once-popular district attorney in Multnomah County, Portland’s county seat. Sharyl Attkisson, Baltimore Sun, 14 Feb. 2025 The Redwood City Fire Department also serves San Carlos, which contracts with Redwood City for fire services. Redwood City, the county seat of San Mateo County, has a population of about 80,000, while San Carlos is home to nearly 30,000 residents. Ryan MacAsero, The Mercury News, 28 Jan. 2025 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 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 3 Mar. 2025.

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county seat

noun
: a town that is the seat of county administration
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