bencher

[US]/'ben(t)ʃə/
[UK]/'bɛntʃɚ/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. someone who sits on a bench, an experienced member of a law society, a member of the UK Parliament.
Word Forms
Pluralbenchers

Phrases & Collocations

senior bencher

Example Sentences

back-benchers were muttering about the next reshuffle.

back-benchers put pressure on the government to provide safeguards.

a Labour back-bencher sounded a warning.

The back-bencher's speech hit at government spending.

a back-bencher who had never held ministerial office.

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