Backbench Definition

băkbĕnch
noun
The rear benches in the House of Commons where junior members of Parliament sit behind government officeholders and their counterparts in the opposition party.
American Heritage
New members of Congress considered as a group.
American Heritage

(politics, UK, New Zealand, often) 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.

His spacious quarters indicate his transition from backbench upstart to established member of the governing team.
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Other Word Forms of Backbench

Noun

Singular:
backbench
Plural:
backbenches

Origin of Backbench

Backbench Sentence Examples

  • Blair's current backbench opposition is no uprising of virgins, but just the continuation of behavior seen throughout the preceding years.

  • Labor's backbench rebels are acting against the interests of the poor.

  • The legislation establishing NHS foundation trusts attracted much controversy, and a major backbench rebellion among Labor MPs, but was passed into law.

  • With a major backbench revolt over the Education Bill on the horizon, no-one wants any more high wire acts.

  • Even card-carrying Labor supporters are questioning why Crean has not quelled what appears to be an anti-Israel backlash on his backbench.

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