driver's seat

noun

1. the seat from which a vehicle is operated.
2. a position of power, dominance, control, or superiority:

   After the election the Democrats were back in the driver's seat.

Word History and Origins

Origin of driver's seat¹

First recorded in 1920–25

Example Sentences

Suddenly the cab starts moving with no one in the drivers seat and we hit the car in front of us.

From The Daily Beast

In the meantime, Jarrold had taken the drivers seat of the car and Cummings sat beside him.

From Project Gutenberg

Bobbins mounted to the drivers seat and gathered up the ribbons.

From Project Gutenberg

That young man yet sat on the drivers seat of the taxi; he was too paralyzed to move as he watched them approach.

From Project Gutenberg

The doors were in front, on either side of the drivers seat.

From Project Gutenberg

Here the drivers seat was behind the carriage on a level with the roof.

From Project Gutenberg