seat at the table

• Rhymes: -eɪbəl

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.

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