front bencher
- a word derived from front bench.
Example Sentences
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Those beliefs are "hard to pin down to one faction or tribe", a fellow front bencher says.
From BBC ● Mar. 9, 2024
At that time, Powell's obsession so embarrassed Britain's Conservatives that Tory Leader Edward Heath booted his maverick front bencher out of the shadow cabinet.
From Time Magazine Archive
A "front bencher" always commands a hearing, owing to his high position in the party.
From Socialism and Democracy in Europe by Orth, Samuel P.
