Meanings
nounback bench (plural back benches)
plural back benches
- alternativeAlternative form of backbench (noun)
"I'm really happy with my role on the back benches and I've already had a chat with Jim [Jim McMahon, Shadow Transport Secretary], who I'm looking forward to seeing take that role forward.
2020 June 3, Lilian Greenwood talks to Paul Stephen, “Rail's 'underlying challenges' remain”, in Rail, page 35
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APA
back bench. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/back%20bench
MLA
“back bench.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/back%20bench. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “back bench,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/back%20bench.
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