seat at the table

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seat at the table

  1. (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.

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