BACKBENCHES

Meaning of BACKBENCHES in English

back ‧ benches /ˌbækˈbentʃəz, ˌbækˈbentʃɪz/ BrE AmE noun

the backbenches [plural] British English the seats in the British parliament where ordinary Members of Parliament sit

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English. Longman - Словарь современного английского языка. 2012

BACKBENCHES — The backbenches are the seats in the British House of Commons where backbenchers sit. The Members of Parliament who sit …
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BACKBENCHES — The ~ are the seats in the British House of Commons where backbenchers sit. The Members of Parliament who sit …
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BACKBENCHES — noun EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ For these reasons, the Conservatives are a little more responsive to widespread expressions of serious …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
BACKBENCHES — ➡ backbencher
Oxford Guide to British and American Culture English vocabulary
GANGWAY — noun Date: before 12th century passageway , 2. either of the sides of the upper deck of a ship, the …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
GANGWAY — noun Date: before 12th century 1. : passageway ; especially : a temporary way of planks 2. a. : either …
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GANGWAY — [gang.way] n (bef. 12c) 1: passageway; esp: a temporary way of planks 2. a: either of the sides of the …
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BENCH — I. bench 1 S2 W3 /bentʃ/ BrE AmE noun [ Language: Old English ; Origin: benc ] 1 . OUTDOOR …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
BENCH — ( benches) 1. A bench is a long seat of wood or metal that two or more people can sit …
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VOTE OF CENSURE — noun EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ Its only real weapon over the government is that it can propose a vote of …
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RESPONSIVE — adjective COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS ■ ADVERB highly ▪ According to Keynesians, the speculative demand for money is highly responsive to …
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FACE
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DOUBT — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES be filled with horror/fear/anger/doubt/remorse ▪ Their faces were suddenly filled with fear. cast aside …
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ANGER
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BACKBENCH — [noun] [C] - (the seats in the British parliament used by) members who do not have official positions in the …
Cambridge English vocab
BACKBENCHER — n (in Britain) a Member of Parliament who does not hold a senior position in the government or in the …
Oxford Guide to British and American Culture English vocabulary
MAKE THE FUR FLY — ид. поднять бучу, затеять ссору As I suspect you have already heard, there's been a lot of fur flying these …
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MAKE THE FUR FLY — идиом.поднять бучу, затеять ссору As I suspect you have already heard, there's been a lot of fur flying these last …
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MAKE THE FUR FLY — идиом. поднять бучу, затеять ссору As I suspect you have already heard, there's been a lot of fur flying these …
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MAKE THE FUR FLY — идиом. поднять бучу, затеять ссору As I suspect you have already heard, there's been a lot of fur flying these last few …
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MAKE THE FUR FLY — ид. поднять бучу, затеять ссору As I suspect you have already heard, there's been a lot of fur flying these …
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