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<div>{{Short description|An organization's center of authority}}<br />
{{Other uses|Seat (disambiguation)}}<br />
{{Distinguish|SEAT}}<br />
In [[legal English]], the '''seat''' of any organisation is the centre of authority.<ref name="AHDict|seat">{{AHDict|seat}}</ref>{{Rp|sense 5}}<br />
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==Commercial==<br />
The '''seat''' of a corporation is the publicly-registered headquarters,<ref name="T1012/03">{{cite web|url=http://www.epo.org/law-practice/case-law-appeals/recent/t031012eu1.html|title=Decision T 1012/03 of December 1, 2006 of Technical Board of Appeal 3.3.05 of the European Patent Office|publisher=European Patent Office|at=Reasons 27|access-date=10 May 2018}}</ref> or the [[registered office]] of a corporate entity. Also referred to as the [[siège social|siège réel]], or head office, it is the legal centre of operations and the locale that generally determines the laws that bind the corporation.<ref name="T1012/03"/><br />
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==Government==<br />
A '''seat''' is a competitive [[position of trust]], or [[public trust]], within a government that is normally filled by [[election]].<ref name="AHDict|seat"/>{{Rp|sense 7}} The politician represents a [[constituency]] of citizens and may hold the seat for a limited [[term of office|term]] after which the [[constituency|electorate]] votes once again to fill the seat.<br />
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When the politician gains authority, the politician is said to be ''seated''.<ref>{{AHDict|seated}}</ref>{{Rp|sense 4}} During the politician's term, the politician considered to be the ''sitting'' trust of that seat. For example, from 2017 to 2021, the sitting President of the [[Australian Senate]] was [[Scott Ryan (Australian politician)|Scott Ryan]]. An incumbent politician who fails to win an election or is removed from office is said to be ''unseated''.<ref>{{AHDict|unseated}}</ref>{{Rp|sense 2}}<br />
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==See also==<br />
*[[Elections]]<br />
*[[Siège social]]<br />
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