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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

in the driver's seat en · ADP

Pronunciation

Meanings

  1. (idiomatic) Having the most important role in a storyline or recognition; of primary importance.
  2. (idiomatic) In control of an entity or situation.
    • 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, archived from the original on 24 Jun 2025:

Forms

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in the driving seat alternative lexicographic

Antonyms

in the back seat

Relateds

take a back seat

Translations (5)

ga sa diallait (in control) · nn i førarsetet (in control) · pl mieć kontrolę (in control) · nb i førersetet (in control) · ga i gceannas (in control)