n. A member of the British parliament, or a similar assembly, who does not vote regularly with either the government or the main opposition party.
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n. a member of the House of Commons of Great Britain who does not vote regularly with either the Government or the Opposition.
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n. a member of the House of Commons who does not vote regularly with either the government or the Opposition
Word Usage
"The means test would have applied to cancer patients and stroke survivors, and was denounced by Lord Patel, a crossbencher and former president of the Royal College of Obstetricians, as an immoral attack on the sick, the vulnerable and the poor."