Dictionary

driver's seat en · NOUN

Meanings

1. (US) The seat in a vehicle where the driver sits.
2. (US, figuratively) A position of control or dominance.
   • in the driver's seat
   • That can increase efficiency (when the suggestion is indeed what you had in mind) and spark new ideas (when the suggestion isn’t quite what you had in mind), while keeping the human user in the driver’s seat. 2025 June 24, Tim Wu, “A.I. Doesn’t Have to Mean a ‘White-Collar Blood Bath’ of Job Loss”, in The New York Times, →ISSN:
   • The veteran-laden Rams (12-4) are in the driver’s seat to win the N.F.C. West. Los Angeles will take the prize with a win against the 49ers at home or a loss by the Cardinals (11-5) to the Seahawks. 2022 January 4, Victor Mather, “N.F.L.’s Week 18 Will Sort Playoff Berths”, in The New York Times:

Forms

Coordinates

passenger seat

Synonyms

driving seat · driving seat

Translations (13)

ko 운전석 (seat in a vehicle where the driver sits) · fi kuljettajan paikka (seat in a vehicle where the driver sits) · da førersæde (seat in a vehicle where the driver sits) · pl siedzenie kierowcy (seat in a vehicle where the driver sits) · nl bestuurdersstoel (seat in a vehicle where the driver sits) · de Fahrersitz (seat in a vehicle where the driver sits) · fr siège conducteur (seat in a vehicle where the driver sits) · fi kuljettajan istuin (seat in a vehicle where the driver sits) · is bílstjórasæti (seat in a vehicle where the driver sits) · sv förarsäte (seat in a vehicle where the driver sits) · ga suíochán an tiománaí (seat in a vehicle where the driver sits) · ja 運転席 (seat in a vehicle where the driver sits) · pt banco do motorista (seat in a vehicle where the driver sits)