Is seat used to mean the same thing in the next two sentences?

He was elected to a seat in the Senate.

He dusted off the seat before sitting down.

OPTIONS:
- different meanings
- the same meaning
different meanings
Betyder säte samma sak i de två följande meningarna? Han valdes till en plats i senaten. Han dammade av sätet innan han satte sig. Alternativ: - olika betydelser - samma betydelse
Does seat mean the same thing in the following two sentences? He was elected to a seat in the Senate. He dusted off the seat before he sat down. Option: - different meanings - same meaning
olika betydelser
different meanings