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driver's seat

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PRONUNCIATION:

(DRY-vuhrz seet)

MEANING:

noun: A position of power, control, or dominance.

ETYMOLOGY:

From the allusion to one driving a vehicle. Earliest documented use: 1923. Also see catbird seat.

USAGE:

"Other Democrats say the president must come up with an aggressive strategy to put himself back in the driver's seat."
Sheryl Stolberg and Helene Cooper; An Electoral Upheaval, but Few Signs of Change; The New York Times; Nov 17, 2010.

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