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seat at the table

Noun CEFR C2

Definitions

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

figuratively

Equivalents

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Nederlandsinspraak

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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See also

seat back seat belt seat belt sign seat belt syndrome seat cushion seat earth

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