house seat

American

noun

one of a number of seats in a theater that the management reserves for special guests, friends of the producer or cast, etc.

Etymology

Origin of house seat

First recorded in 1945–50

Example Sentences

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Chavez-DeRemer was narrowly defeated in the 2024 race for her House seat.

From The Wall Street Journal

Staten Island’s population isn’t big enough to constitute a House seat by itself, so for decades the 11th district has also grabbed parts of Brooklyn, which is right over the Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge.

From The Wall Street Journal

Allred says he wants to avoid a messy Senate primary, and will instead vie for a House seat.

From The Wall Street Journal

While he has never held public office, Driscoll worked in Congress as an intern for the Senate's veteran affairs committee, and in 2020 he made an unsuccessful bid for a House seat in North Carolina.

From BBC

She was the chosen successor of Rep. Sala Burton, a short-timer who took over the House seat held for decades by her late husband, Philip, and who delivered a personal benediction from her deathbed.

From Los Angeles Times

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