[noun] [C] - (one of the two rows of seats in the British parliament used by) leading members of the government and leading members of the main opposition partyThe Prime Minister's reply was met with howls of laughter from the opposition frontbench.She is a former frontbench Treasury spokeswoman.Compare backbench.
FRONTBENCH
Meaning of FRONTBENCH in English
Cambridge English vocab. Кембриджский английский словарь. 2012