Seat一词在法律英语中：

1、an official position as a member of a parliament, council, committee, etc.指的是（议会、理事会、委员会等的）席位

a seat on the city council/in Parliament/in Congress 市政会╱议会╱国会席位

independent candidates won the majority of seats on the local council.

独立派候选人赢得了地方议会的多数席位。

He has been unsuccessful in his attempt to win a seat on the board of the company.

他在该公司董事会谋得一席之地的企图未能成功。

2、The seat of an organization or an activity is its base. 指的是（组织、活动的）基地

seat of government 政府所在地

seat of arbitration 仲裁地点

the seat of government 公司总部驻地

参考双语例句：

In response to a question, it was clarified that the words “applicable law” were intended to refer to the law applicable to the arbitration proceedings or to the law of the seat of arbitration, and also to the law where enforcement was sought.

在回答一项提问时，澄清说“适用法”一词意指适用于仲裁程序的法律或仲裁地的法律，也包括强制执行请求地的法律。

The agreement between the United Nations and the Special Court provided that the Court have its seat in Sierra Leone, but that it may meet elsewhere if necessary and may even be relocated outside the country, if required.

联合国与特别法庭之间的协定规定，法庭的所在地为塞拉利昂，但如有必要可在其他地方开庭，甚至需要时可迁至该国以外的地方。

Each national consumer authority or national authority where the vendor is located selects the online ODR provider, and the seat of arbitration for the process is the vendor’s State.

将由每个国家消费者主管机关或卖方所在地国家主管机关选择网上争议解决供应商，争议仲裁地即为卖方所在国。

Committee has ceased to carry out the functions of member for any reason other than absence of a temporary character, the Chairperson of the Committee shall notify the Secretary-General, who shall then declare the seat of that member to be vacant.

如果委员会其他委员都一致认为委员会的某一委员是由于临时缺席以外的任何其他原因而停止履行其职责，委员会主席应通知秘书长，秘书长应宣布该委员职位出缺。

In case one or more electoral group(s), as defined by the UNESCO General Conference at its most recent session2 , might have no State Party in the composition of the next Committee3 , one seat per such electoral group(s) shall be reserved.

按照教科文组织大会在其近期会议上做出的规定2，如果出现一个或多个选举组没有一个缔约国出现在下届委员会的构成中3，则应为这种选举组保留一个席位。