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backbencher
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun backbencher has 1 sense
- backbencher(n = noun.person) - a member of the House of Commons who is not a party leader; is a kind of legislator
Derived form noun backbench1
CIDE DICTIONARY
backbencher, n.
a member of the House of Commons of Great Britain who is not a party leader. [WordNet 1.5]
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