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BACKBENCH
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Any of the seats occupied by backbenchers in the House of Commons
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("backbench" is a kind of...):
seat (any support where you can sit (especially the part of a chair or bench etc. on which you sit))
Domain region:
Britain; Great Britain; U.K.; UK; United Kingdom; United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (a monarchy in northwestern Europe occupying most of the British Isles; divided into England and Scotland and Wales and Northern Ireland; 'Great Britain' is often used loosely to refer to the United Kingdom)
Derivation:
backbencher (a member of the House of Commons who is not a party leader)