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safe seat

British

noun

a Parliamentary seat that at an election is sure to be held by the same party as held it before

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The "principles of equality we fight for as adults must begin with a safe seat in a classroom for every child", it said in a statement.

From Barron's • Feb. 3, 2026

As well as stepping down as an MP for Toronto's riding of University-Rosedale, a Liberal safe seat, she said she would quit her other role as Canada's special representative for the reconstruction of Ukraine.

From BBC • Jan. 5, 2026

Any seat is a safe seat if you’re buckled in.

From Slate • Mar. 14, 2025

Johnson has never spent much time fundraising — he hails from a safe seat and hasn’t done much campaigning for others in past years.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 9, 2023

And his face and phrases were on the front page of all the newspapers just then, because he was contesting the safe seat of Sir Francis Verner in the great by-election in the west.

From The Man Who Knew Too Much by Chesterton, G. K. (Gilbert Keith)

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