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Rarebackbench
The correct spelling is backbench.
How to pronounce backbench
noun
Say it like: Bak-ben-ch
The correct spelling is backbench. A bench at the back of a room or seating area. For example: "He prefers to be a backbench MP."
Usage Examples
“He prefers to be a backbench MP.”
Meanings
noun
- 1.A bench at the back of a room or seating area.
- 2.A position of secondary importance.
- 3.(newspaper) A group of top-level journalists who jointly review submissions and decide on the layout and emphasis of the newspaper.
adjective
- 1.Relating to the back benches in parliament
- 2.Pertaining to the preparation of a donor organ prior to transplantation.
- 3.Secondary or inactive.
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