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back seats

back seats is the plural of back seat.

Meaning of back seat

Noun

back seat (plural back seats)

  1. Any of the seats in the rear of a vehicle.
    • Gotta catch my bus, I see my friends
      Kickin' in the front seat
      Sittin' in the back seat
      Gotta make my mind up
      Which seat can I take?2011, Rebecca Black featuring Patrice Wilson, Friday
    Synonyms:
    rearseat
  2. (especially, informal) A lesser or inferior position; a position of deliberate noninvolvement, in which decision-making or leadership is left to others.
    • The bluntness of King Vajiralongkorn's intervention—and the determination it reveals to resist relatively small checks on royal power—is both a snub to the junta and a worry for democrats, some of whom had dared hope that the new king might be happy to take a back seat in public life.2017 January 14, “Thailand's new king rejects the army's proposed constitution”, in The Economist

Questions about back seats

What is back seats the plural of?
Back seats is the plural of back seat.

Words near back seats in the dictionary

  1. back scratcher
  2. back scratchers
  3. back scrubber
  4. back scrubbers
  5. back seat
  6. back seats
  7. back shell
  8. back shells
  9. back slang
  10. back slangs
  11. back slap

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