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单词 backbench
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Definition of backbench in English:

backbench

adjectiveˌbakˈbɛn(t)ʃ
  • (in the UK) denoting or relating to a Member of Parliament who does not hold office in the government or opposition and who sits behind the front benches in the House of Commons.

    a revolt by backbench MPs
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Backbench dissidents feared for their political future due to the cavalier actions of some ministers.
    • He is the undisputed backbench champion of the well-publicized empty gesture.
    • The whip passes on to the party leadership the opinions of backbench members.
    • He appealed to the backbench country gentlemen, whose prejudices he shared.
    • Not one backbench Labour MP spoke in the government's support.

Rhymes

bench, blench, clench, Dench, drench, entrench, French, frontbench, quench, stench, tench, trench, wench, wrench
 
 

Definition of backbench in US English:

backbench

adjectiveˈbakˌben(t)SH
  • (in the UK) denoting or relating to a Member of Parliament who does not hold office in the government or opposition and who sits behind the front benches in the House of Commons.

    a revolt by backbench MPs
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Not one backbench Labour MP spoke in the government's support.
    • He is the undisputed backbench champion of the well-publicized empty gesture.
    • He appealed to the backbench country gentlemen, whose prejudices he shared.
    • The whip passes on to the party leadership the opinions of backbench members.
    • Backbench dissidents feared for their political future due to the cavalier actions of some ministers.
 
 
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