safe seat
(chiefly, British, Australia, NZ) A seat in a legislature that is traditionally held by one political party because of the make-up of the local electorate.
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(chiefly, British, Australia, NZ) A seat in a legislature that is traditionally held by one political party because of the make-up of the local electorate.
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