county seat

noun

1. the seat of government of a county.

county seat

noun

1. See county town
   another term for county town

Word History and Origins

Origin of county seat¹

An Americanism dating back to 1795–1805

Example Sentences

The average resident of Hidalgo County, Texas—county seat, McAllen—counted $3,200 in such income.

From Time

He hires local help, buys local whenever he can and he refurbished a vacant building into a company “visitors center” on Main Street in the county seat of Shelby, population 3,000.

From Washington Post

The lone doctor at his clinic in Marion, the county seat, Lee watched his two nurse practitioners leave during the pandemic in search of less grueling work.

From Washington Post

Statewide, Hillary Clinton captured her highest percentage of votes in Monongalia County, where Morgantown is the county seat, with 40 percent.

From Washington Post

The agent called the sheriff's office at White Lodge, the adjoining county seat.

From Project Gutenberg

And an escort of State Troopers were en route to take him over to the real clink at the county seat.

From Project Gutenberg

Got a important bankin' matter over to the county seat, Mr. Spackles, and I was wonderin' if I could figger on your help?

From Project Gutenberg

Two days later Scattergood appeared in the lobby of the Mansion House, in the county seat.

From Project Gutenberg

Hale put young Dave on a horse and the little shotgun cavalcade quietly moved away toward the county-seat.

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