back seatnoun [ C ]
uk/ˌbæk ˈsiːt/us/ˌbæk ˈsiːt/back seat noun [ C ] (SEAT BEHIND DRIVER)
the seat behind the front seat of a car
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The interior of vehicles
- brake
- dashboard
- defogger
- defroster
- dickey
- dimmer switch
- dip switch
- electrics
- fascia
- footbrake
- front seat
- gas pedal
- glove compartment
- headrest
- hooter
- horn
- parking brake
- safety belt
- steering wheel
- stick shift
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back seat noun [ C ] (LESS IMPORTANT PLACE)
a position of less importance:
Nelson will never take a back seat to anyone.
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Organizations - position & status
- a rung on/of the ladder idiom
- apparatchik
- associate
- be a big fish in a small pond idiom
- betters 2
- brethren
- comrade
- elite
- entry-level
- equal
- fellow
- low-level
- position
- pretender
- role
- rung
- second class
- senior
- standing
- subordinate
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