bencher
Americannoun
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(in England)
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a senior member of an Inn of Court.
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a member of the House of Commons.
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a person who handles an oar; rower.
noun
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a member of the governing body of one of the Inns of Court, usually a judge or a Queen's Counsel
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See backbencher
Etymology
Origin of bencher
Example Sentences
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It is difficult to overstate the shift in Mr. Johnson’s fortunes from a year ago, when he was briefly a back bencher.
From New York Times ● Dec. 12, 2019
Over the next 32 years, he rose from state delegate to state senator, from back bencher to committee chairman to majority floor leader.
From Washington Post ● Mar. 15, 2019
Meadows, serving in just his third term, served as a genial GOP back bencher for his first few years in the House.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 5, 2017
For politicians election night is a never-ending thrill ride where the direction of a swingometer can leave a long-standing back bencher in tears and even the most experienced pollster in a state of shock.
From BBC ● Jun. 7, 2017
As it is a church which belongs to a private corporation, no one can obtain admission to the pews without an order from "a bencher," which was sent to us as a personal courtesy.
From From the Lakes of Killarney to the Golden Horn by Field, Henry M. (Henry Martyn)
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