front seat

noun2

1. •
   A seat in the front of the vehicle, especially the one next to the driver.

   • The state police recovered a broken, jumbo (1.75-liter) bottle of vodka under the front seat of the burned-out wreckage of the minivan.
   • Who gets to sit in the front seat of the car?
2. •
   (figurative) A position of influence or priority.