box seat

American  

noun

1. a seat in a box at the theater, opera, etc.

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box seat British  

noun

1. a seat in a theatre box

2. in the best position

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Etymology

Origin of box seat

First recorded in 1830–40

Example Sentences

Swift’s worldwide Eras tour continued, but she became a fixture at Chiefs games whenever possible, bringing along a posse of famous friends to hang with the Kelce family in their Arrowhead Stadium box seats.

From Salon

Here, “Home” was wistful yet determined, while “Ease on Down the Road” got even the high-rollers in the Bowl’s box seats moving.

From Los Angeles Times

With both of those teams already out, Inter are now in the box seat.

From BBC

There’s something undeniably funny about watching people wriggle around beneath the red velvet curtains of their box seats, shouting back and forth with the group.

From Los Angeles Times

Their 5-0 demolition of Bulgaria at Windsor Park on Tuesday has the youthful side in the box seat in Group C3 with games against Belarus and Luxembourg to come next month.

From BBC