Akademik

head table

the principal table, as at a banquet or conference, often at the head of a row of tables or raised on a dais, where the presiding officer, chief speaker, guests of honor, etc., are seated.

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noun, pl ⋯ tables [count]

: the table at which the most important people sit during a formal meal

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ˌhead ˈtable [head table] (NAmE) (BrE ˌtop ˈtable) noun

the table at which the most important guests sit at a formal dinner