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- noun Plural form of
seat . - verb Third-person singular simple present indicative form of
seat .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun an area that includes places where several people can sit
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Examples
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We get to our seats and I don’t see Matt or Kyle in their row, so I call for an exact location: I tell him we just got to our seats he says they’re at the bottom of their section waving.
angieyu Diary Entry angieyu 2004
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Grumbling and shifting in seats is NOT the same as yelling out.
Wilson says no more apologies for outburst against president 2009
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Charles D. Ummm .... besides the seats is almost exactly the same as The Movie Tavern around here and tickets are only $7 there.
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It seems as though the four seats is a lot for the Democrats to bank on.
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Okay, but the point is that they will gain seats and momentum, and it will be very difficult to pass Waxman-Markey next year.
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India, South Africa and Colombia ran unopposed from their regions while Germany, Portugal and Canada competed for two seats from the Western group.
Evelyn Leopold: UN Security Council Adds Emerging Powers; Canada Causes Stir Evelyn Leopold 2010
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In 1934, as noted above, Democrats uniquely continued to gain seats in Congress after having won the White House, and huge majorities in 1932.
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India, South Africa and Colombia ran unopposed from their regions while Germany, Portugal and Canada competed for two seats from the Western group.
Evelyn Leopold: UN Security Council Adds Emerging Powers; Canada Causes Stir Evelyn Leopold 2010
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Hopefully, the Democrats who win seats in 2012/14/16 will be better than the Democrats we have now.
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Under this system a pre-set section of the legislature's seats is apportioned to reflect the popular vote, while most of it continues to be filled in the current manner.
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