Crossword clues for frontbencher
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
The Collaborative International Dictionary
frontbencher \frontbencher\ n. a member of the House of Commons of Great Britain who is a minister or an ex-minister.
Wiktionary
n. (context politics English) one who sits on the front bench in a parliament. Typically the spokesmen for those who sit further back.
WordNet
n. a member of the House of Commons who is a minister or an ex-minister
Wikipedia
In many parliaments and other similar assemblies, seating is typically arranged in banks or rows, with each political party or caucus grouped together. The spokespeople for each group will often sit at the front of their group, and are then known as being on the frontbench (or front bench) and are described as frontbenchers. Those sitting behind them are known as backbenchers. Independent and minority parties sit to the side, and are referred to as crossbenchers.