Noun
seat of government (plural seats of government)
The location that is the centre of authority to govern; usually the capital city of an area.
The Hague is the seat of government of the Netherlands, whereas Amsterdam is the capital.
London owes everything to its press: it owes as much to its press as it does to its being the seat of government and the law. Benjamin Disraeli
An effort to move the county seat of government to a more central location, which had begun in the 1850s, grew stronger creating controversy among citizens. Source: Internet
A contract he notarized that year gave his work address as “at the Palazzo del Podestà,” the magistrates’ building (now the Bargello Museum) facing the Palazzo della Signoria, the seat of government. Source: Internet
Capital Bolivia has its constitutionally recognized capital in Sucre, while La Paz is the seat of government. Source: Internet
A central part of their rift was the location of the seat of government and most of the warlords in the coalition involved in the fighting were members of the faction that opposed moving to anywhere but Mogadishu. Source: Internet
If Farmajo were to make a choice, Ibrahim said he might have to options: Either join in establish a parallel seat of government in a different town, possibly Buale, which is still under Al-Shabaab. Source: Internet