The Oxford Thesaurus An A-Z Dictionary of Synonyms INTRO ...

He found a seat and waited to be called. 2 focus, base, centre,
heart, hub, site, capital, cradle, headquarters, fountain-head:
In those days, Paris was the main seat of learning in western
Europe. Istanbul was established as the seat of the Turkish
empire. 3 membership, position, incumbency: His grandfather
held a seat in the House of Commons. 4 bottom, buttocks,
posterior(s), rump, hindquarters, fundament, derriŠre, Colloq
behind, butt, backside, rear (end), Brit bum, US fanny, tushie,
tush, tokus, hinie, Slang tail, Brit arse, US ass: He needs a
swift kick in the seat to get him to move. 5 abode, residence,
home, domicile, estate, mansion: The duchess used to spend the
summer at her country seat in Norfolk.
--v. 6 hold, accommodate, have room or space or capacity for,
contain, sit: The new auditorium will seat more than four
thousand. 7 install or instal, enthrone, ensconce, instate,
invest, establish, place, swear in: Once Lord Carter has been
seated, it will be difficult to get rid of him.
seating n. accommodation, capacity, space, room: At present, the
auditorium has seating for only 500.
secede v. withdraw or resign or retire (from), abandon, forsake,
apostasize, break with or away (from), drop or pull out (of),
turn one's back to or on, quit, separate from, leave, wash one's
hands of, have nothing further to do with: The City of New York
occasionally threatens to secede from the United States.
secession n. withdrawal, seceding, defection, break, breaking,
disaffiliation, retirement, separation, splitting off or away,
apostasy: The secession of the splinter group was welcomed by
virtually all the other members.
secluded adj. 1 private, separate, isolated, lonely, cloistered,
sequestered, detached, solitary, retired, eremitic, monastic:
He lives a very secluded life on an island in the Outer
Hebrides. 2 off the beaten track, out-of-the-way, remote,
far-away, far-off, separate, segregated, private: He chose a
secluded island in the Outer Hebrides for his vacation.
seclusion n. privacy, private, separation, isolation, loneliness: He
prefers to live in complete seclusion.