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front bench

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noun British.

(used with a singular verb) (in the House of Commons) either of two seats near the Speaker, on which the leaders of the major parties sit.
(used with a singular or plural verb) the leaders who occupy a front bench.

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Nearby words

  1. frondizi, arturo,
  2. frondose,
  3. frons,
  4. front,
  5. front and center,
  6. front bottom,
  7. front burner,
  8. front burner, on a,
  9. front court,
  10. front desk
Compare back bench.

Origin of front bench

First recorded in 1890–95
Related formsfront bencher, noun
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Examples from the Web for front bench

  • But he did not modify his front-bench attitude; it was only the well-known eyebrows that rose.

    The Crime Doctor|Ernest William Hornung
British Dictionary definitions for front bench

front bench

noun

British
  1. the foremost bench of either the Government or Opposition in the House of Commons
  2. the leadership (frontbenchers) of either group, who occupy this bench
  3. (as modifier)a front-bench decision
the leadership of the government or opposition in various legislative assemblies
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