head table

American  

noun

1. the principal table, as at a banquet or conference, often at the head of a row of tables or raised on a dais, where the presiding officer, chief speaker, guests of honor, etc., are seated.

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Sheikh Tahnoon, who is also the national security adviser and oversees major Emirati investments, sat for a time next to Mr. Berkowitz at the head table, according to two attendees.

From New York Times ● Mar. 30, 2023

An image of the Statue of Liberty, a gift to the U.S. from France, was projected onto the wall behind the head table.

From Seattle Times ● Mar. 7, 2023

She was awestruck, remembering how she once sat farther back in the gala and was now at the head table, right across from Spielberg.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 9, 2022

It wasn’t the kid’s table, but it wasn’t the head table, either.

From Washington Post ● Jun. 3, 2022

From the head table a familiar voice drawled, “Well, well, if it isn’t Peter Johnson. My millennium is' complete.”

From "The Sea of Monsters" by Rick Riordan