Backbencher Definition

bakbenchər
noun
A legislator, esp. in the British House of Commons, who is not a leader in his or her party.
Webster's New World

(politics) A Member of Parliament who does not have cabinet rank, and who therefore sits on one of the backbenches or in one of the back rows of the legislature.

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Other Word Forms of Backbencher

Noun

Singular:
backbencher
Plural:
backbenchers

Backbencher Sentence Examples

  • Afterward, despite been offered various minor unpaid posts in the Government, he preferred to remain a backbencher.

  • As soon as Brown openly encourages a backbencher to come forward, Blair's supporters will come out and strike.

  • A senior backbencher said, " I dread to think of some of the scenes they will capture.

  • Such a complaint was made by Lib Dem backbencher Evan Harris on the Today program this morning.

  • It quickly turned the MP for West Bromwich East, a hitherto unfamiliar backbencher, into something of a new media star.

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