Definitions
Wiktionary
- n. politics A Member of Parliament who does not have cabinet rank, and who therefore sits on one of the backbenches or in one of the back rows of the legislature.
GNU Webster's 1913
- n. a member of the House of Commons of Great Britain who is not a party leader.
WordNet 3.0
- n. a member of the House of Commons who is not a party leader
Examples
“She's a first-term backbencher from exurban Minneapolis who says the Lord told her to run for Congress.”
“He's called a backbencher because anytime someone on these pages says anything nice or positive about a Republican it must be tempered with a slap.”
“If he was an abject failure or what Mark Levin calls a backbencher, nobody would give Rush a second look.”
“But back at home, the ex-PM is doing something that would be unimaginable for an ex-POTUS: He's still in Parliament as a "backbencher," repping his old district, a string of small mining communities in the southern part of Scotland.”
“Now iRoy reminds us that Benn isn't just Britain's longest-serving parliamentarian -- he's also an inventor, the creator of the "backbencher" ( "a rucksack with stool attached") as well as a car-mounted easy-chair, a totally bad-ass pocket-protector, a briefcase that turns into a lectern, a magnetic map for logging your parking spot, and the "seat-case," a suitcase that turns into a chair.”
“Anon - in the last year, I've earned twice as much as a councillor as a 'backbencher' by virtue of being a portfolio holder.”
“Often, the press focused on Dole's "first woman" status, giving the impression that she was a "backbencher," not the seasoned political operative she in fact was.”
“He and Ryder anticipated a different kind of backbencher, less loyal to the leadership and dogmatically opposed to Europe.”
“By all means, follow backbencher Joe Wilson, "Truth-Bomb Thrower.”
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back phrases/hyphens/compounds
backache to backyard
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An extensive list I have been working on for quite some time. Feel free to add more of the kind if you miss any.
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random inspiration. first thought best thought. encouraging spontaneity. don't think, you'll ruin it.
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Government
For better or worse they belong to us
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