She was the matriarch of the department, the most senior employee. She always sat immediately to the right of the manager in all department meetings. No one dared take her chair. That chair was a symbol of her ________.
A) importance
B) age
C) status
D) seniority

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The description highlights that the employee's seat next to the manager is a symbol of her status. Seniority and age may have contributed to her status, but the sentence specifically refers to the chair as a symbol of status. Importance is also related to status, but it is a broader term and may not accurately capture the connotation of the sentence.

She Was the Matriarch of the Department, the Most Senior