单词	cross bench
释义	cross bench noun (In the House of Lords and some other legislatures) a bench occupied by members who are independent of any political party: [as modifier]: a cross-bench political outlook... Last week Boyd was named among those being elevated to the House of Lords, where he will sit as a cross-bench member, despite his Labour affiliations. The cross-bench peer had tabled a written question before Parliament was dissolved for the election after one of his constituents raised concerns. The fact that government used the guillotine during the committee stage certainly did not contribute to any intelligent cross-bench discussion. Derivatives cross-bencher /ˈkrɒsˌbɛn(t)ʃə / noun ... Party groupings, the cross-benchers and individual members will be able to bid for the use of these rooms for official parliamentary or charity events. He had been encouraged by the Lords' reaction and by the number of Labour peers and cross-benchers who had spoken in favour of legislation before a ban. Nearly half of the peers took the Conservative whip and around 30 per cent were cross-benchers.
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