seat of power
Example Sentences
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A couple of days later, I was in our nation’s seat of power, the Florsheims in question laced firmly onto my feet.
From Slate • Jun. 5, 2026
Their second day of meetings was held at Zhongnanhai, an imperial garden and lake district that has served as the secretive seat of power for the Chinese Communist Party since the revolution of 1949.
From Los Angeles Times • May 15, 2026
In the waterfront building known as the red citadel -- once the seat of power -- visitors journey through a history that includes ancient art, Greek and Roman antiquities and Ottoman-era weapons and jewellery.
From Barron's • Dec. 31, 2025
Behind them, the National Palace, Mexico’s seat of power, is cordoned off by a ring of steel.
From BBC • Sep. 27, 2024
Anyone apprehensive about the encroaching powers of the federal government must have felt a palpable sense of reassurance that the seat of power was virtually invisible.
From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis
