Associations to the word «Backbencher»

Wiktionary

BACKBENCHER, 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.

Dictionary definition

BACKBENCHER, noun. A member of the House of Commons who is not a party leader.

Wise words

We should have a great fewer disputes in the world if words were taken for what they are, the signs of our ideas only, and not for things themselves.
John Locke