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    BACKBENCH

    Pronunciation (US): Play  (GB): Play

     I. (noun) 

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

    Any of the seats occupied by backbenchers in the House of Commonsplay

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting man-made objects

    Hypernyms ("backbench" is a kind of...):

    seat (any support where you can sit (especially the part of a chair or bench etc. on which you sit))

    Domain region:

    Britain; Great Britain; U.K.; UK; United Kingdom; United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (a monarchy in northwestern Europe occupying most of the British Isles; divided into England and Scotland and Wales and Northern Ireland; 'Great Britain' is often used loosely to refer to the United Kingdom)

    Derivation:

    backbencher (a member of the House of Commons who is not a party leader)

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