backbenches

backbenches

(ˌbækˈbɛntʃɪz)

pl n

1. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) seats in the British and some other Parliaments where MPs who are not office-holders in the governing or opposition parties sit

2. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) the MPs collectively who are not office-holders and therefore sit on the backbenches

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Translations

backbenches

[ˌbækˈbentʃəz] NPL (Brit) (Parl) escaños de los diputados sin cargo oficial en el gobierno o la oposición
the Tory backbenches → los diputados conservadores sin cargo oficial

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backbenches

[ˌbækˈbɛntʃɪz] (British) npl

(= seats) → bancs mpl des députés de base

(= MPs) → députés mpl membres du parlement sans portefeuille

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