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Backbench

nounverified·updated May 18, 2026

any of the seats occupied by backbenchers in the House of Commons

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Entity Type

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unclassified

Information Class

unclassified

Variants

plural
Backbenches
possessive
Backbench's
pluralpossessive
Backbenches'