n. 25B6; noun
a wooden seat : CHAIR, bench, stool, settle, stall; ( seats ) seating, room; Brit. informal pew.
the seat of government : HEADQUARTERS, base, centre, nerve centre, hub, heart; location, site, whereabouts, place.
the family's country seat : RESIDENCE, ancestral home, mansion, stately home; formal abode.
25B6; verb
they seated themselves round the table : POSITION, put, place; ensconce, install, settle; informal plonk, park.
the hall seats 500 : HAVE ROOM FOR, contain, take, sit, hold, accommodate.