The Oxford Thesaurus An A-Z Dictionary of Synonyms - seatn.

1) place, chair, bench, sofa, settee, settle, stool, throne: He found a seat and waited to be called. 2) focus, base, centre, heart, hub, site, capital, cradle, headquarters, fountain-head: In those days, Paris was the main seat of learning in western Europe. Istanbul was established as the seat of the Turkish empire. 3) membership, position, incumbency: His grandfather held a seat in the House of Commons. 4) bottom, buttocks, posterior(s) , rump, hindquarters, fundament, derriЉre, Colloq behind, butt, backside, rear (end) , Brit bum, US fanny, tushie, tush, tokus, hinie, Slang tail, Brit arse, US ass: He needs a swift kick in the seat to get him to move. 5) abode, residence, home, domicile, estate, mansion: The duchess used to spend the summer at her country seat in Norfolk. --v. 6) hold, accommodate, have room or space or capacity for, contain, sit: The new auditorium will seat more than four thousand. 7) install or instal, enthrone, ensconce, instate, invest, establish, place, swear in: Once Lord Carter has been seated, it will be difficult to get rid of him.