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safe seat

noun

  1. a Parliamentary seat that at an election is sure to be held by the same party as held it before
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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She's sitting in a safe seat in the Senate, but Britt likely has to kiss goodbye her hopes of climbing the power ladder even higher.

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If they were worried their party could lose a safe seat, he added, maybe they would feel the heat and be more willing to break with the president.

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Any seat is a safe seat if you’re buckled in.

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These include Josh Simons, who resigned as a party policy adviser after seven months under Mr Corbyn's tenure and is now its candidate in the safe seat of Makerfield.

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Gonzales has the support of some key Republicans who may be wary of ousting an incumbent from an ostensibly safe seat.

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