n. 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.
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n. a member of the House of Commons of Great Britain who is not a party leader.
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n. a member of the House of Commons who is not a party leader
Word Usage
"She's a first-term backbencher from exurban Minneapolis who says the Lord told her to run for Congress."