assigned seating

Fixed chair arrangement

Assigned seating is an arrangement where people are told where to sit rather than choosing freely.

At weddings, assigned seating prevents awkward encounters between feuding relatives.

Airlines charge extra for assigned seating on flights that would otherwise be first-come, first-served.

Schools use assigned seating to separate troublemakers: The teacher put us on assigned seating after the spitball incident.

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seat allocation method

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Unreserved seat arrangement

general admission · festival seating · standing room · lawn seating · standing room only

formality and control

assigned seatingopen seating

Unreserved seat arrangement

self-selection · free-for-all

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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G