backseat

Noun backseat has 2 senses

• backseat(n = noun.state) - a secondary or inferior position or status; "tennis has had to take a backseat while his work is so demanding"
is a kind of inferiority, lower rank, lower status

• backseat(n = noun.artifact) - a seat at the back of a vehicle (especially the seat at the back of an automobile);
has particulars: dickey, dickey-seat, dickie, dickie-seat, dicky, dicky-seat
is a kind of seat