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Backbench

nounid 17110·updated May 18, 2026
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any of the seats occupied by backbenchers in the House of Commons

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Variants

plural
Backbenches
possessive
Backbench's
pluralpossessive
Backbenches'

Framework definitions

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

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