seat of government formal
seat of power

This looks like a public building, probably the seat of government.

By 1823, the town was an official seat of government for the area.

The reason is that it was the seat of government.

Their target was nothing less than the seat of government itself.

With the seat of government gone, the town lost its reason to exist.

Why did we choose that place for a seat of government?

The new king transferred the seat of government to Media.

It is the seat of government but not the official capital.

The building serves as both a museum and the state's working seat of government.

The seat of government is usually located in the capital.