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or less commonly backseat
1
: a seat in the back (as of an automobile)
2
: a secondary or inferior position
… the issues and concerns that have sometimes been given a back seat …—
Al Gore
see also take a back seat
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Investigators said witnesses were in the back seat of a vehicle when the driver, identified by police as Webber, allegedly shot and killed the front-seat passenger during an argument.
—Adam Thompson, CBS News, 23 Mar. 2026
Two people who were in the back seat of the vehicle witnessed the deadly shooting, the sheriff's office said.
—Meredith Deliso, ABC News, 23 Mar. 2026
Legend has it then-CEO Wendelin Wiedeking, a rather tall man, insisted on being able to sit in the back seat comfortably, forcing designers to push the shape of the rear in odd proportions.
—Will Sabel Courtney, Robb Report, 19 Mar. 2026
During the arrest, Coberg slowly drove past the scene in a black Cadillac Escalade SUV — with the window rolled down — as Iza watched from the back seat.
—City News Service, Daily News, 17 Mar. 2026
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Adam Thompson, CBS News, 23 Mar. 2026
Two people who were in the back seat of the vehicle witnessed the deadly shooting, the sheriff's office said.
—Meredith Deliso, ABC News, 23 Mar. 2026
Legend has it then-CEO Wendelin Wiedeking, a rather tall man, insisted on being able to sit in the back seat comfortably, forcing designers to push the shape of the rear in odd proportions.
—Will Sabel Courtney, Robb Report, 19 Mar. 2026
During the arrest, Coberg slowly drove past the scene in a black Cadillac Escalade SUV — with the window rolled down — as Iza watched from the back seat.
—City News Service, Daily News, 17 Mar. 2026
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“Back seat.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/back%20seat. Accessed 27 Mar. 2026.
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