Backbencher

the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • noun. a member of the House of Commons of Great Britain who is not a party leader.
    • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • noun. A Member of Parliament who does not have cabinet rank, and who therefore sits on one of the backbenches or in one of the back rows of the legislature.
    • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • noun. a member of the House of Commons who is not a party leader
    • Word Usage
    "She's a first-term backbencher from exurban Minneapolis who says the Lord told her to run for Congress."
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    legislator  
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    chaos  gamesome  groggery  in-your-face  scurril  
    Disclaimer: This site has been created by RJ Softwares and is part of the Lexulous & Wordscraper games.