■ noun (in the UK) an MP who does not hold office in the government or opposition and who sits behind the front benches in the House of Commons.
Derivatives
backbench adjective
■ noun (in the UK) an MP who does not hold office in the government or opposition and who sits behind the front benches in the House of Commons.
Derivatives
backbench adjective
Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004