Bencher

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  • noun. One that sits on a bench.
  • noun. A member of the inner or higher bar who acts as a governor of one of the Inns of Court.
  • noun. One, such as a magistrate, who occupies a bench.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • noun. In England, one of the senior members of an inn of court, who have the government of the society.
  • noun. One who occupies an official bench; a judge; sometimes, specifically, a municipal or local magistrate; an alderman or justice.
  • noun. One who frequents the benches of a tavern; an idler.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • noun. One of the senior and governing members of an Inn of Court.
  • noun. An alderman of a corporation.
  • noun. A member of a court or council.
  • noun. One who frequents the benches of a tavern; an idler.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • noun. One of the senior governing members of an Inn of Court.
  • noun. An alderman of a corporation.
  • noun. A member of a court or council.
  • noun. One who frequents the benches of a tavern; an idler.
  • Word Usage
    "A front bencher from the last parliament said frankly: None of us has the first sodding idea about what government means, whether any of us will be any good at it, or even what being good at it means ......."
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    idler