sit for

English

Verb

sit for (third-person singular simple present sits for, present participle sitting for, simple past and past participle sat for)

  1. To take care of children in the absence of their parents; to work as a babysitter for someone.
  2. To serve as a model for an artist or as the subject of a piece of art.
  3. To represent a political party in a place, especially the House of Lords.
    • 2025 February 19, Dickon Ross, “Opinion”, in RAIL, number 1029, page 3:
      Previously a crossbench peer in the House of Lords, now he sits for Labour.

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