driver's seat

noun

: the position of top authority or dominance

Synonyms of driver's seat

• helm
• head
• rein(s)
• chair

Examples of driver's seat in a Sentence

with her boss's early retirement, she unexpectedly found herself in the driver's seat

Recent Examples on the Web

To make room for this to happen, the dining table folds against the wall and the rear bench folds and slides forward just behind the driver's seat. — New Atlas, 21 July 2026

At least two people then approached the car and appeared to pull a person from the driver's seat out onto the ground. — Lilia Luciano, CBS News, 13 July 2026

There is no driver's seat, steering wheel or traditional controls. — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 3 July 2026

Drake now solely claims the ninth-most periods spent in the driver's seat, according to the chart company. — Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 21 June 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1860, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for driver's seat

• bittersweet
• incomplete
• indiscreet
• marguerite
• obsolete
• overeat
• overheat
• parakeet
• stillingfleet
• superheat
• amit
• athlete