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cross-bench
n
(Law / Parliamentary Procedure) (usually plural) Brit a seat in Parliament occupied by a neutral or independent member
cross-bencher  n
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Ralf Dahrendorf was probably the most outstanding example of the last half-century, a Free Democrat member of the Federal Republic of Germany's Bundestag and a junior minister under Willy Brandt in the 1960s, then a naturalised British citizen and cross-bench member of the House of Lords in the 1990s.
OBITUARY; Lord Dahrendorf by Daily Post (Liverpool, England)
At the launch yesterday, Lord Ramsbotham, a cross-bench peer who was HM Chief Inspector of Prisons from 1995 to 2001, said: "I am delighted to launch the Brighter Futures Training Centre.
Training centre is opened; Homeless will be taught building skills by The Journal (Newcastle, England)
ALL FAMILIES with disabled children are to be entitled to childcare, thanks to a campaign to amend the Childcare Bill led by Mencap president and cross-bench peer Lord Rix.
Lord Rix in childcare victory by Liverpool Echo (Liverpool, England)
 
 
 
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