back seat

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Noun

back seat noun

Any of the seats in the rear of a vehicle.
(especially in the expression take a back seat) A lesser or inferior position; a position of deliberate noninvolvement, in which decision-making or leadership is left to others.

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backbench rearseat houseback back row back-bench back door seatback passenger seat way way back bench seat front seat car seat tonneau backlight head restraint chair seat

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