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Crossbencher

nounid 36971·updated May 18, 2026
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a member of the House of Commons who does not vote regularly with either the government or the Opposition

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Variants

plural
Crossbenchers
possessive
Crossbencher's
pluralpossessive
Crossbenchers'

Framework definitions

Wordset Dictionary1 senseview framework →
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a member of the House of Commons who does not vote regularly with either the government or the Opposition
Legacy lexicon import1 senseview framework →
§1 · legacy_primary
a member of the House of Commons who does not vote regularly with either the government or the Opposition
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