backbench

/ˌˈbæk ˌbɛntʃ/
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Other forms: backbenches

Definitions of backbench
  1. noun
    any of the seats occupied by backbenchers in the House of Commons
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    type of:
    seat
    any support where you can sit (especially the part of a chair or bench etc. on which you sit)
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