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Noun: backseat  ,bak'seet
  1. A secondary or inferior position or status
    "tennis has had to take a backseat while his work is so demanding"
     
  2. A seat at the back of a vehicle (especially the seat at the back of an automobile)

Derived forms: backseats

Type of: inferiority, lower rank, lower status, seat

Encyclopedia: Backseat

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