backbench

back·bench  (bkbnch)

n.

1. Chiefly British The rear benches in the House of Commons where junior members of Parliament sit behind government officeholders and their counterparts in the opposition party.

2. New members of Congress considered as a group: "a revolt of the backbench fueled by a powerful lobbying campaign" (Washington Post).

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back·bencher n.

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backbench - any of the seats occupied by backbenchers in the House of Commons seat - any support where you can sit (especially the part of a chair or bench etc. on which you sit); "he dusted off the seat before sitting down" Britain, Great Britain, U.K., UK, United Kingdom, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland - a monarchy in northwestern Europe occupying most of the British Isles; divided into England and Scotland and Wales and Northern Ireland; `Great Britain' is often used loosely to refer to the United Kingdom