a piece of furniture, e.g. a chair, stool, or bench, for sitting in or on

the part of something on which one rests when sitting

the buttocks, or the part of an item of clothing that covers the buttocks

a place for sitting

took his seat next to her

a unit of seating accommodation, or a ticket for this

a special chair, e.g. a throne, of somebody in authority, or the status symbolized by it

a right of sitting, e.g. in parliament or on an elected committee

Brit a parliamentary constituency

a place where something is established or practised

a seat of learning

a place from which authority is exercised

the seat of government

a part at or forming the base of something

a part or surface on or in which another part or surface rests

a valve seat

to cause (somebody) to sit or assist them in finding a seat

to provide seats for (a specified number of people)

to put (oneself or another person) in a sitting position