in the driver's seat

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in the driver's seat

  1. (idiomatic) Having the most important role in a storyline or recognition. Of primary importance.
  2. (idiomatic) In control of an entity or situation.
    • 2025 June 24, Tim Wu, “A.I. Doesn’t Have to Mean a ‘White-Collar Blood Bath’ of Job Loss”, in The New York Times‎[1], →ISSN, archived from the original on 24 June 2025:
      That can increase efficiency (when the suggestion is indeed what you had in mind) and spark new ideas (when the suggestion isn’t quite what you had in mind), while keeping the human user in the driver’s seat.

Antonyms

  • in the back seat

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