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frontbencher

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n.1.a member of the House of Commons of Great Britain who is a minister or an ex-minister.
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Noun1.frontbencher - a member of the House of Commons who is a minister in the government or who holds an official position in an opposition party
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
legislator - someone who makes or enacts laws
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frontbencher [ˌfrʌntˈbɛntʃər] n (British) (= government minister) → ministre m (= shadow minister) → membre m du cabinet fantôme
front benches npl (British)
seats le banc des ministres et celui des membres du cabinet fantôme
people → les chefs de file des partis politiques
front crawl ncrawl m
front desk n (US) (in hotel, at doctor's)réception f
front door n [house] → porte f d'entrée; [car] → portière f avant
front-fastening bra nsoutien-gorge m qui s'agrafe devant


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