BACKBENCH

Meaning of BACKBENCH in English

noun Usage: often attributive Date: 1855 a bench in a British legislature (as the House of Commons) occupied by rank-and-file members, ~er noun

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BACKBENCH — n. any of the seats on which the backbenchers sit in the House of Commons (Great Britain)
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BACKBENCH — noun Usage: often attributive Date: 1855 : a bench in a British legislature (as the House of Commons) occupied by …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
BACKBENCH — [back.bench] n (1874): a bench in a British legislature (as the House of Commons) occupied by rank-and-file members--compare front bench …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
BACKBENCH — backbench BrE AmE ˌbæk ˈben t ʃ ◂ ˈ•• ▷ backbench|es ɪz əz
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
BACKBENCH — back ‧ bench /ˌbækˈbentʃ◂/ BrE AmE adjective [only before noun] British English a backbench Member of Parliament is an ordinary …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
BACKBENCH — A backbench MP is a Member of Parliament who is not a minister and who does not hold an official …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
BACKBENCH — A ~ MP is a Member of Parliament who is not a minister and who does not hold an official …
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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
BACKBENCH — задняя скамья (где сидят рядовые члены парламента)
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
BACKBENCH — n задняя скамья ( где сидят рядовые члены парламента )
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
BACKBENCH — (n) задняя скамья
English-Russian Lingvistica'98 dictionary
BACKBENCH — n задняя скамья ( где сидят рядовые члены парламента )
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь - Апресян, Медникова
BACKBENCH — n задняя скамья ( где сидят рядовые члены парламента )
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
BACKBENCH — задняя скамья (где сидят рядовые члены парламента)
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
BACKBENCH — n. Pronunciation: - ' bench Function: noun Usage: often attrib Date: 1855 : a bench in a British legislature (as …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
BACKBENCHER — noun see: backbench
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
BACKBENCHER — see backbench
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
FRONT BENCH — Date: circa 1889 : either of the two benches nearest the chair in a British legislature (as the House of …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
BACKBENCHER — ■ noun (in the UK) an MP who does not hold office in the government or opposition and who sits …
Concise Oxford English vocab
FRONT BENCH — [front bench] n (ca. 1889): either of the two benches nearest the chair in a British legislature (as the House …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
BORDEN, SIR ROBERT (LAIRD) — born June 26, 1854, Grand Pr, Nova Scotia died June 10, 1937, Ottawa, Ont., Can. Sir Robert Borden eighth prime …
Britannica English vocabulary
PROVOKE — pro ‧ voke /prəˈvəʊk $ -ˈvoʊk/ BrE AmE verb [transitive] [ Date: 1300-1400 ; Language: French ; Origin: provoquer , …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
BENCH — I. bench 1 S2 W3 /bentʃ/ BrE AmE noun [ Language: Old English ; Origin: benc ] 1 . OUTDOOR …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
CONJOIN — ( conjoins, conjoining, conjoined) If two or more things conjoin or if you conjoin them, they are united and joined …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
CAVE IN — 1. If something such as a roof or a ceiling caves in , it collapses inwards. Part of the roof …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
BENCH — ( benches) 1. A bench is a long seat of wood or metal that two or more people can sit …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
CONJOIN — (~s, ~ing, ~ed) If two or more things ~ or if you ~ them, they are united and joined together. …
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CAVE IN — 1. If something such as a roof or a ceiling caves in, it collapses inwards. Part of the roof has …
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RESURGENCE — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS ■ VERB enjoy ▪ Between 1974 and 1979, however, backbench power enjoyed something of a resurgence …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary

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