back bench

English - Turkish

Definition of back bench in English Turkish dictionary
backbench: (Politika Siyaset) Kabinede (bakanlar kurulu)yer almayan veya parti içi önemli bir konumda bulunmayan parlamento üyesi
The proposal about the European fiscal discipline pact has provoked a backbench rebellion among Hollande's leftist allies in the French Parliament.
backbench: parlamento üye

English - English

Definition of back bench in English English dictionary: row of seats occupied by new members of the British Parliament
backbench: Of a Member of Parliament, who sits on the backbenches, that is, who is not in the Cabinet and so has a minor role in the government
backbench: (Politika Siyaset) In Westminster parliamentary systems, a backbencher is a Member of Parliament (MP) or a legislator who does not hold governmental office and is not a Front Bench spokesperson in the Opposition. A backbencher may be a new parliamentary member yet to receive high office, a senior figure dropped from government, or someone who for whatever reason is not chosen to sit either in the ministry or the opposition Shadow Ministry
backbench: {i} any of the seats on which the backbenchers sit in the House of Commons (Great Britain)
backbench: any of the seats occupied by backbenchers in the House of Commons
backbench: A backbench MP is a Member of Parliament who is not a minister and who does not hold an official position in his or her political party. the Conservative backbench MP Sir Teddy Taylor. a backbench Member of Parliament is an ordinary British Member of Parliament who does not have an important official position