backbencher

English - Turkish

Definition of backbencher in English Turkish dictionary

kıdemsiz parlamento üyesi

parlamento üyesi

arkada oturan

{i} yönetimde görev almayan parlementer

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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 backbencher in English English dictionary

A Member of Parliament who does not have cabinet rank, and who therefore sits on one of the backbenches or in one of the back rows of the legislature

A private or non-ministerial member of Parliament; senior ministers and leading members of the Opposition occupy the "front benches"

{i} one who sits in the back benches in Parliament

A Member of the Legislative Assembly who is not a cabinet minister Also known as a private member

A backbencher is a Member of Parliament who is not a minister and who does not hold an official position in their political party. a senior Conservative backbencher. an ordinary British Member of Parliament who does not have an important official position

Members of Parliament on the government side who sit on the backbenches and are not in cabinet, or those similarly distant from shadow cabinet posts in opposition parties

A Member of Parliament or of the Legislative Assembly who does not hold a Cabinet position

a British Member of Parliament who does not have cabinet rank and therefore sits on the backbenches

a member of the House of Commons who is not a party leader

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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

backbenchers

plural of backbencher

Hyphenation

back·bench·er