back seat

noun

variants or less commonly backseat
1
: a seat in the back (as of an automobile)
2
: a secondary or inferior position
… the issues and concerns that have sometimes been given a back seatAl Gore
see also take a back seat

Examples of back seat in a Sentence

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Toward the end of the video, Hopper is seen being escorted and placed in the back seat of a patrol car. Taylor Ardrey, USA TODAY, 24 Oct. 2024 Zuberi kidnapped the woman while posing as an undercover officer, threatening her with a stun gun, handcuffing her and putting her in the back seat of her car, according to the FBI. Doha Madani, NBC News, 22 Oct. 2024 Snapchat photos Libby took that day showed Abby sitting in the back seat of Siebert's car on the way to the trailhead. Jordan Smith, The Indianapolis Star, 19 Oct. 2024 To take it all in, Wilson walked around the cart and filmed the exterior, as her wife sat in the passenger seat and friends in the back seats. Brenton Blanchet, People.com, 18 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for back seat 

Word History

First Known Use

1715, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of back seat was in 1715

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“Back seat.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/back%20seat. Accessed 7 Nov. 2024.

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