FRONT BENCH


Meaning of FRONT BENCH in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ noun ]

Date: circa 1889

: either of the two benches nearest the chair in a British legislature (as the House of Commons) occupied by government and opposition leaders ; also : the leaders themselves — compare backbench

• front-bench·er -ˈben-chər noun

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.