2syllables
backbencher
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Definitions ofbackbencher
1noun
- 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.
- A student who does not perform well, especially one who sits at the back of the classroom.
- A member of a team who does not usually play, but who is held in reserve.
- (by extension) Someone who does not play an active role in a process.
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