backbencher
noun/ˌbækˈbentʃə(r)/
/ˌbækˈbentʃər/
- (in the House of Commons in the UK and in certain other parliaments) a member who sits in the rows of seats at the back, and who does not have an important position in the government or the Opposition compare frontbencherTopics Politicsc2
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