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backbencher
[ bak-ben-cher, -ben- ]
noun
- any of the members of a legislature, especially of the House of Commons of Great Britain, but not including the leaders of the parties.
backbencher
/ ˈbækˈbɛntʃə /
noun
- a Member of Parliament who does not hold office in the government or opposition
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Word History and Origins
Origin of backbencher1
First recorded in 1905–10; back bench + -er 1
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Example Sentences
He was a loud backbencher with very little of the substantive gravity of his old mentor, Chuck Schumer.
From The Daily Beast
But those same beliefs ensure that she would be a perennial senate backbencher in a state accustomed to influence in Washington.
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In truth, Gingrich was a backbencher during the Reagan years, lobbing bombshells at the White House in addition to Democrats.
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