n.

1. Something, such as a chair or bench, that may be sat on.
2. 1. A place in which one may sit.
   2. The right to occupy such a place or a ticket indicating this right: got seats for the concert.
3. The part on which one rests in sitting: a bicycle seat.
4. 1. The buttocks.
   2. The part of a garment that covers the buttocks.
5. 1. A part serving as the base of something else.
   2. The surface or part on which another part sits or rests.
6. 1. The place where something is located or based: The heart is the seat of the emotions.
   2. A center of authority; a capital: the county seat. See synonyms at center.
7. A place of abode or residence, especially a large house that is part of an estate: the squire's country seat.
8. Membership in an organization, such as a legislative body or stock exchange, that is obtained by appointment, election, or purchase.
9. The manner of sitting on a horse: a fox hunter with a good seat.

v., seat·ed, seat·ing, seats.

v.tr.

1. 1. To place in or on a seat.
   2. To cause or assist to sit down: The ushers will seat the members of the bride's family.
2. To provide with a particular seat: The usher seated me in the back row.
3. To have or provide seats for: We can seat 300 in the auditorium.
4. To install in a position of authority or eminence.
5. To fix firmly in place: seat an ammunition clip in an automatic rifle.

v.intr.

To rest on or fit into another part: The O-rings had not seated correctly in their grooves.

idiom:

by the seat of (one's) pants Slang.

1. In a manner based on intuition and experience rather than method: He ran the business by the seat of his pants.
2. Without the use of instruments: an inexperienced pilot who had to fly the aircraft by the seat of her pants.

[Middle English sete, probably from Old Norse sæti.]

Membership to the NYSE.

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Owning a seat on the NYSE enables one to trade on the floor of the exchange, as an agent either for someone else (floor broker) or for one’s own personal account (floor trader). The phrase "owning a seat on the exchange" originates in a time before 1871, until which the exchange operated in a 'call-market' fashion, which means stocks were traded individually. With this type of trading, each member would sit in an assigned seat and participate in the buying and selling of desired stocks as they were called for trading.

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Figurative term for a membership on a securities or commodities exchange. Seats are bought and sold at prices set by supply and demand. A seat on the New York Stock Exchange, for example, traded for between $1 million and $2 million in the bull market of the late 1990s. See also Abc Agreement; Member Firm.

noun

1. The part of one's back on which one rests in sitting: buttock (used in plural), derrière, posterior, rump. Informal backside, behind, bottom, rear¹. Slang bun (used in plural), fanny, tush. Chiefly British bum². See over/under.
2. The lowest or supporting part or structure: base¹, basis, bed, bottom, foot, footing, foundation, fundament, ground, groundwork, substratum, underpinning (often used in plural). See over/under.
3. A place of concentrated activity, influence, or importance: center, focus, headquarters, heart, hub. See edge/center.

verb

1. To cause to take a sitting position: sit (down). See rise/fall.
2. To place securely in a position or condition: ensconce, establish, fix, install, settle. See put in/take out.

Idioms beginning with seat:
seat of the pants, by the

In addition to the idiom beginning with seat, also see backseat driver; catbird seat; hot seat; in the driver's seat; ringside seat; take a back seat.

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n

Definition: central location of organization
Antonyms: annex, offshoot

v

Definition: place in furniture, position
Antonyms: displace, move, remove

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Origin: 1620

The English speakers who came to North America intended to be seated. Scouting the land five months before the first colonists arrived in New England, a certain Mr. Dermer wrote in June 1620 regarding Plymouth, "I would that the first plantation might hear be seated, if ther come to the number of 50. persons, or upward." In the next century, George Washington continued this use of the verb seat: "It would give me pleasure to see these lands seated by particular societies," he wrote in 1784. But by the nineteenth century, seat was unseated and Americans would settle instead.

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1. In carpentry, same as seat cut.
2. In plumbing, same as valve seat.

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IN BRIEF: Any support where you can sit.

Everyone is in the best seat. — John Cage (1812-1992,) American composer, controversial figure, unorthodox musical theories.

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - sæde, plads, siddeplads, buksebag, mandat, bænk, leje
v. tr. - anvise plads, anbringe, skaffe siddeplads til, rumme
v. intr. - sidde

idioms:

• back seat    bagsæde
• by the seat of one's pants    intuitivt
• seat belt    sikkerhedssele, sikkerhedsbælte
• seat of learning    lærdomssæde
• take a back seat    holde sig i baggrunden
• take a seat    sætte sig, tage plads, slå sig ned

Nederlands (Dutch)
stoel, zitplaats, zitvlak, zitting, (fiets)zadel, (kamer)zetel

Français (French)
n. - place, (gén, Aut) siège, (GB, Pol) siège, siège (d'une chaise), siège/endroit, résidence familiale, (Équit) assiette, selle, postérieur (euph), fond (d'un pantalon)
v. tr. - placer, avoir des places (une voiture), accueillir (une salle)
v. intr. - prendre place, s'asseoir

idioms:

• back seat    la banquette arrière
• by the seat of one's pants    à l'instinct
• seat belt    ceinture de sécurité
• seat of learning    haut lieu du savoir
• take a back seat    avoir une position subalterne, se mettre en retrait
• take a seat    prendre place, prenez un siège

Deutsch (German)
n. - Sitz, Sitzplatz, Sitzgelegenheit, Sitzfläche
v. - setzen, Sitzplätze bieten

idioms:

• back seat    Hintersitz
• by the seat of one's pants    nach Gefühl
• seat belt    Sicherheitsgurt
• seat of learning    Stätte der Gelehrsamkeit
• take a back seat    in den Hintergrund treten
• take a seat    sich hinsetzen

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - κάθισμα, έδρανο, θέση, (Βρετ.) βουλευτική έδρα, (ενδυμ.) καβάλος, (μτφ.) πισινός
v. - εγκαθιστώ, καθίζω, εδράζω, χωράω

idioms:

• back seat    πίσω κάθισμα
• by the seat of one's pants    ενστικτωδώς
• seat belt    ζώνη ασφαλείας επιβατών
• seat of learning    πνευματικό κέντρο, πνευματικό ίδρυμα
• take a back seat    περνώ σε δεύτερο πλάνο
• take a seat    κάθομαι

Italiano (Italian)
posto, sedile, sedere, seggio

idioms:

• seat belt    cintura di sicurezza
• seat of learning    sede di studio
• take a back seat    tenersi in disparte, restare a guardare
• take a seat    accomodarsi, sedersi

Português (Portuguese)
n. - assento (m), fundilhos (m), moradia (f)
v. - assentar

idioms:

• back seat    assento detrás
• seat belt    cinto de segurança
• seat of learning    sede universitária
• take a back seat    deixar as decisões importantes para outros
• take a seat    sentar

Русский (Russian)
место, сидение, седалище, задняя сторона, местонахождение, место (в театре, парламенте), поместье, гнездо, опорная поверхность фундамента, сажать, вмещать, помещаться, гнездиться, устанавливать

idioms:

• back seat    заднее сидение
• seat belt    спасательный пояс, предохранительный пояс
• seat of learning    научный центр
• take a back seat    отойти на задний план, уступать (кому-л.), оказаться на последнем месте
• take a seat    сесть

Español (Spanish)
n. - asiento, sillón, butaca, nalgas, posaderas, escaño
v. tr. - sentar, asentar, tener asientos para, poner asiento a, establecer, instalar
v. intr. - estar sentado, estar situado

idioms:

• back seat    asiento de atrás
• by the seat of one's pants    actuar por instinto
• seat belt    cinturón de seguridad
• seat of learning    centro de estudios
• take a back seat    tomar asiento en la parte posterior, ocupar una posición de menor importancia
• take a seat    tomar asiento

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - säte, sittplats, stol, bänk, plats, mandat, läge, belägenhet, underdel, fundament, djupgående
v. - sätta, placera, låta sitta, sätta sig, bereda plats åt

中文（简体） (Chinese (Simplified))
座, 位子, 座位, 使坐下, 设座于, 使就座, 安装在底座上

idioms:

• back seat    后座
• by the seat of one's pants    凭直觉, 凭感觉
• seat belt    行车安全带, 飞行安全带
• seat of learning    学术中心
• take a back seat    处于次要地位
• take a seat    坐下

中文（繁體） (Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 座, 位子, 座位
v. tr. - 使坐下, 設座於, 使就座
v. intr. - 安裝在底座上

idioms:

• back seat    後座
• by the seat of one's pants    憑直覺, 憑感覺
• seat belt    行車安全帶, 飛行安全帶
• seat of learning    學術中心
• take a back seat    處於次要地位
• take a seat    坐下

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 자리, (행정 등의) 소재지, (몸의) 궁둥이
v. tr. - 앉히다, ~ 명분의 좌석을 갖다, 고정시키다
v. intr. - 딱 끼워지다, 뚜껑 등이 딱 맞다

idioms:

• by the seat of one's pants    자기 경험에 의거하여, 육감으로
• take a back seat    뒷 자석에 앉다, 눈에 띄지 않다
• take a seat    자리에 앉다, 착석하다

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 座席, シート, 腰掛け, 座部, しり, 所在地, 議席, 座, 乗り方, 位置
v. - 席に着かせる, …人の座席を持つ, 取り付ける, 座部を付ける, 座らせる

idioms:

• by the seat of one's pants    勘にたよって
• driver's seat    運転席, 運転手席
• ejector seat    射出座席
• seat belt    シートベルト
• seat of learning    学問の府
• take a seat    座る

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) ألجزء ألذي يقعد عليه, مقعد (فعل) ينصب, يزود بمقعد‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮מושב, כיסא, מרכז, אחוריים, מקום-מושב, בית-אחוזה, צורת רכיבה, תנוחה, בסיס, חגורת-בטיחות‬
v. tr. - ‮הושיב, קבע, סיפק מושבים‬
v. intr. - ‮הכיל מושבים, היה סגור כהלכה (פקק)‬

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