Elected position (4)

I believe the answer is:
seat
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">elected position</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(I've seen this in another clue)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is the entire clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for seat that I've seen before include "pew?" , "Sitting place" , "Settle in" , "Somewhere to sit" , "Take one and sit" .)