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How to pronounce “backbencher”
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Pronunciation guide for backbencher
- Learning goal
- Practice the English pronunciation of backbencher with real speech in context.
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- Real speech example
- Interstate: Hitchhiking Through the State of a Nation
And a Tory backbencher had asked a question about Christianity
- Definition summary
- (politics) 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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How to pronounce backbencher
Interstate: Hitchhiking Through the State of a Nation
And a Tory backbencher had asked a question about Christianity
Example Sentences
A Deep Dive Into “backbencher”
Meaning
- [Noun]
- (politics) 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.
- (education) A student who does not perform well, especially one who sits at the back of the classroom.
- (sports) 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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