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seat at the table

seat at the table noun: a status within a group that gives one sufficient authority to be taken seriously.

Noun

seat at the table

  1. (figuratively) A status within a group that gives one sufficient authority to be taken seriously.
    • The Urban Transport Group says that "city regions must have a seat at the table" when decisions are taken about how the Government's planned reform of the railways is implemented.2021 December 29, “City regions keen for meaningful involvement in rail reforms”, in RAIL, number 947, page 6

Words that rhyme with seat at the table

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Questions about seat at the table

What does seat at the table mean?
Seat at the table means a status within a group that gives one sufficient authority to be taken seriously.
What part of speech is seat at the table?
Seat at the table is a noun.

Words near seat at the table in the dictionary

  1. seasures
  2. seaswept
  3. seaswine
  4. seaswines
  5. seat
  6. seat at the table
  7. seat back
  8. seat backs
  9. seat belt
  10. seat belt sign
  11. seat belt syndrome

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