seat of power
Example Sentences
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Chinese people have long harbored a particular affection for their premiers, a habit of pinning hopes on the country’s No. 2 official even as the true seat of power lies elsewhere.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 18, 2026
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
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
Kern County, home to Bakersfield, is the traditional seat of power in the 20th District and is home to more than half the registered voters.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 20, 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
