The impetus, power, or energy behind something in motion; the primary source of momentum or motivation.
Examples:
- He was clearly the driving force in the new administration.
Origin: Figurative use by Ralph Waldo Emerson in English Traits (1856).
The impetus, power, or energy behind something in motion; the primary source of momentum or motivation.
Examples:
Origin: Figurative use by Ralph Waldo Emerson in English Traits (1856).