co-drivern.
/ˈkəʊˌdrʌɪvə/, U.S. /ˈkoʊˌdraɪvər/ 1. A person who shares the driving of a vehicle with another, esp. in a long-distance motor race. Also in rally driving: a person who continually provides the driver with information about the course from the front passenger seat. Cf. co-pilot n.figurative in quot. 1908.
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society > travel > transport > transport or conveyance in a vehicle > driving or operating a vehicle > driver or operator of vehicle > [noun] > driver of motor vehicle > in turn with another
co-driver1908
1908 Spectator 25 Jan. 133/2 The Liberal Premier of Canada seems really to want a Second Chamber that shall not be merely an inanimate brake controlled ultimately by the other House, but actually a co-driver of the affairs of State.
1916 Morning Herald (Uniontown, Pa.) 4 Nov. 8/1 His co-driver has a number of Pacific coast records to his credit.
1933 Motor 13 Jan. 1156/2 In our report..of the Monte Carlo Rally it was stated that Mr. A. K. Stevenson, of the Royal Scottish Automobile Club, was co-driver with the Hon. V. A. Bruce... Actually Bruce's co-driver in the Rally was W. J. Brunell.
1960 Times 25 Feb. 1/3 Co-driver, sharing expenses, to Lisbon.
2012 Jordan Times (Nexis) 23 Feb. Nine drivers took part in the first round of the National Rally Championship in which Tantash and co-driver Abu Zaid won first place.
2. A motivating factor or force working along with another or others to advance a process, action, course of events, etc. Frequently with of.
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the mind > will > motivation > [noun] > incitement or instigation > that which incites or instigates
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co-driver1993
1993 Afr. Communist No. 123. 17/1 Active, dynamic and autonomous organs of civil society and the democratic state are co-drivers of this [democratization] process.
2013 D. J. Jones & R. J. Recardo Leading & Implementing Business Change Managem. ii. 23 On previous projects, stakeholder organizations performed in a passive or advisory role, rather than as co-drivers of the change.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2020; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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