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Place for rank-and-filers in the House of Commons
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backbench
Word definitions for backbench in dictionaries
WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
n. any of the seats occupied by backbenchers in the House of Commons
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
alt. (context politics UK NZ often attributive English) In a house of legislature following the model of the Westminster system (such as the UK House of Commons), any bench behind either of the front benches and occupied by rank-and-file members. n. (context ...
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
backbench \back"bench\ (b[a^]k"b[e^]nch), n. 1. any of the seats occupied by backbenchers in the House of Commons of Great Britain.
Wikipedia
Word definitions in Wikipedia
Backbench may refer to: Backbencher , an elected politician in a parliamentary system who is not a cabinet member Backbench (comic strip) , a Canadian political comic strip Backbencher (magazine) , Indian youth magazine
Usage examples of backbench.
He watched his rear view mirror, watched the face of the one in direct line of it on the backbench seat.
His rise from a backbench MP to be one of the Parliamentary Under-Secretaries of State for Defence was swift enough to be surprising.
Voices could be heard from the backbench where Rafter had been killing time.
Every so often someone proposes a registry of companies and a regulator to create them, but the backbenches won't ever approve that—it would take a large bite out of their living.