rural seat
Example Sentences
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He gave up a career in TV drama production in Bangkok to run in the last election, winning a rural seat near his home city of Nakhon Ratchasima from an old, established political family.
From BBC • Feb. 5, 2026
The Liberal Democrats took the rural seat of Somerton and Frome in southwest England with a similarly large swing away from the Conservatives.
From Washington Times • Jul. 21, 2023
But in his race against Democrat Julianna Lufkin, Carter is running for the county council’s 5th District, its reddest and most rural seat, giving him a significant edge.
From Washington Post • Nov. 3, 2022
He is trying to return to Washington by running for a rural seat in Waco.
From Seattle Times • Jul. 13, 2020
Then there were a few trees only, and beneath these, here and there, a rude rural seat or bench.
From The Memories of Fifty Years Containing Brief Biographical Notices of Distinguished Americans, and Anecdotes of Remarkable Men; Interspersed with Scenes and Incidents Occurring during a Long Life of Observation Chiefly Spent in the Southwest by Sparks, William Henry
