seat at the table

English

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -eɪbəl

Noun

seat at the table

1. (figuratively) A status within a group that gives one sufficient authority to be taken seriously.

   Coordinate term: stake

   • 2021 December 29, “City regions keen for meaningful involvement in rail reforms”, in RAIL, number 947, page 6:

     The Urban Transport Group says that "city regions must have a seat at the table" when decisions are taken about how the Government's planned reform of the railways is implemented.

Related terms

• at table
• on the table

 

Translations

Translations

• Dutch: inspraak (nl) m or f
• Finnish: pöytäpaikka
• French: voix au chapitre f
• Italian: voce in capitolo f
• Polish: miejsce przy stole n

See also

• board member
• have a say
• stakeholder

 

References

• “a seat at the table” (US) / “a seat at the table” (UK) in Macmillan English Dictionary.