"back-seat driving" meaning in English

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Noun

Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} back-seat driving (uncountable)
  1. (automotive) The action of excessively commenting on the actions and decisions of someone operating a motor vehicle, by an individual who is not operating the vehicle, in an attempt to control the vehicle. Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Automotive, Automotive, People
    Sense id: en-back-seat_driving-en-noun-Cp09779L Disambiguation of Automotive: 64 36 Disambiguation of People: 57 43 Categories (other): English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 57 43 Disambiguation of English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 49 51 Topics: automotive, transport, vehicles

Verb

Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} back-seat driving
  1. present participle and gerund of back-seat drive Tags: form-of, gerund, participle, present Form of: back-seat drive Related terms: back-seat driver, armchair quarterback, armchair general, back-seat gaming, encroaching
    Sense id: en-back-seat_driving-en-verb-8dAL17S5 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 45 55 Disambiguation of English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 49 51

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