What are some synonyms for 'seat' in a political context? For example, if you describe the results of an election, it doesn't sound good when you repeatedly say 'party A won X seats, party B won Y seats, etc.' I would like to hear some alternatives. I believe I've already asked this question somewhere, but I haven't found it here.
asked Aug 25, 2020 at 14:08
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If it's just that sentence, you can just omit the second 'seats':
The Democrats won 100 seats, and the Republicans 50.
is perfectly understandable. An alternative would be to talk about people instead of seats, i.e.
Party A won X seats, while Y candidates from party B were elected.
answered Aug 25, 2020 at 14:30
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You can use it once with a list. The Red Party won 100 seats, the Blue 50, the Green 65, the Yellow 14. Note I only used Party once also, but repeated 'the'. Commented Aug 25, 2020 at 17:22