backbench

n.

1. Chiefly British. The rear benches in the House of Commons where junior members of Parliament sit behind government officeholders and their counterparts in the opposition party.
2. New members of Congress considered as a group: "a revolt of the backbench fueled by a powerful lobbying campaign" (Washington Post).

backbencher back·bench'er n.

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The noun has one meaning:

Meaning #1: any of the seats occupied by backbenchers in the House of Commons of Great Britain

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - sæde længere tilbage i parlamentet

Nederlands (Dutch)
achterbank (in Lagerhuis), gewone leden

Français (French)
n. - (GB, Pol) banquette des députés sans portefeuille

Deutsch (German)
n. - hintere Sitzreihe

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - (συν. πληθ.) (Βρετ.) πίσω έδρανα του Κοινοβουλίου, (τα) ορεινά της Βουλής
attrib. - των απλών βουλευτών

Italiano (Italian)
il posto di un deputato britannico di secondo piano

Português (Portuguese)
n. - banco (m) de trás

Русский (Russian)
задние скамьи, на которых сидят рядовые члены Парламента

Español (Spanish)
n. - filas traseras en el parlamento ocupadas por diputados de menor prestigio

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - bakre bänk (för ledamöter som inte är ministrar)
attr. - bakre bänk-

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
后座议员席

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 後座議員席

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 뒤쪽 좌석

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 後方席

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) المقاعد الخلفيه في مجلس العموم (صفه) عضو غير فعال في المجلس‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮ספסל אחורי‬

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