seat at the table

English

Pronunciation

Rhymes: -eɪbəl

Noun

seat at the table

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

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

have a say

References

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

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