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.