Dictionary

frontbencher en · NOUN

Etymology

Etymology tree English front bench Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English frontbencher From front bench + -er.

Meanings

1. A Member of Parliament who sits on the front bench, and is typically part of the cabinet.
   • Cleverly did not directly respond to the claim from the Labour frontbencher when he later answered her questions. 2023 November 15, Rajeev Syal, Peter Walker, Rowena Mason, Ben Quinn, “Rishi Sunak to bring in emergency law after supreme court’s Rwanda ruling”, in The Guardian, →ISSN:
   • Labour frontbencher Louise Haigh (Shadow Transport Secretary for heaven's sake!) initially lambasted TOCs before the handful of specialist rail commentators fell on her tweets and she changed her tune, refocusing her fire on Government. 2023 August 9, Nigel Harris, “Comment: Disinterested and dishonest”, in RAIL, number 989, page 3:

Forms

Coordinates

backbencher

Translations (3)

gv ard-vinkeyr (Member of Parliament who sits on the front bench) · fi etupenkkiläinen (Member of Parliament who sits on the front bench) · cmn 前座議員 /前座议员 (Member of Parliament who sits on the front bench)