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Backbencher

nounid 21733·updated May 18, 2026
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a member of the House of Commons who is not a party leader

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Variants

plural
Backbenchers
possessive
Backbencher's
pluralpossessive
Backbenchers'

Framework definitions

Wordset Dictionary1 senseview framework →
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a member of the House of Commons who is not a party leader
Legacy lexicon import1 senseview framework →
§1 · legacy_primary
a member of the House of Commons who is not a party leader
DR-088 backfill from the noun definition column

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