2. 8 people are sitting around a round table for a meeting, including 1 team leader, 1 deputy leader, and 1 recorder. If the recorder is sitting between the team leader and the deputy leader, then there are ( ) different seating arrangements (seating arrangements that can be made identical by rotation are considered the same).
A. 120
B. 240
C. 360
D. 480
2. B The recorder sits between the chief and the deputy, so they can be bundled together as one element, forming a circular arrangement of 6 elements with the other 5 people, which is $(6-1)!=5!$ ways. The chief and deputy can switch places, so there are 2 ways.
Therefore, there are $5! \times 2 = 240$ different seating arrangements.