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Meaning of seat at the table | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C2

Definitions

A status within a group that gives one sufficient authority to be taken seriously.

figuratively

Equivalents

Français voix au chapitre
Italiano voce in capitolo
Nederlands inspraak

Examples

“The Urban Transport Group says that "city regions must have a seat at the table" when decisions are taken about how the Government's planned reform of the railways is implemented.”

CEFR level

C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.

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