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backbench
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun backbench has 1 sense
- backbench(n = noun.artifact) Array - any of the seats occupied by backbenchers in the House of Commons; Array is a kind of seat
Derived form noun backbencher1
CIDE DICTIONARY
backbench, n.
any of the seats occupied by backbenchers in the House of Commons of Great Britain. [WordNet 1.5]
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