backseat: Meaning and Definition of

back•seat

Pronunciation: (bak'sēt'), [key]
— n.
  1. a seat at the rear.
  2. to occupy a secondary or inferior position: Her writing has taken a backseat because of other demands on her time.
Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.
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