high table
Noun
Meaning
a dining table in a dining-hall raised on a platform; seats are reserved for distinguished persons
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Examples
India is content with itself, and driven by the will to sit on the high table of prosperity. It will not be deflected in its mission by noxious practitioners of terror.
Abbots and notable guests were honoured with a seat at the high table, while everyone else sat perpendicular to that in the order of seniority.
High Table in Hall Maitland houses few students, being mainly occupied by Fellows' offices and the college IT office.
Africa’s growing importance as the next frontier of global economic opportunity means that its place at the high table must be secured.
The wall between the Hall and the Fellows' Parlour was taken down, and the latter made into a High Table dais.
The High Table’s main couple are played by Cherrelle Skeete, who starred as Joan in Fun Home (a musical that served as part-inspiration for The High Table) and Ibinabo Jack.