backbenches

English - Turkish

Definition of backbenches in English Turkish dictionary

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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 backbenches in English English dictionary

The rear benches in the House of Representatives where junior Members of Parliament sit, behind government ministers and their counterparts in the opposition

The rear benches in the House of Commons where junior Members of Parliament sit, behind government ministers and their counterparts in the opposition

The rear benches in the lower house where junior Members of Parliament sit, behind government ministers and their counterparts in the opposition

The backbenches are the seats in the British House of Commons where backbenchers sit. The Members of Parliament who sit on the backbenches are also referred to as the backbenches. This issue is creating unrest on the backbenches. the backbenches the seats in the British parliament where ordinary Members of Parliament sit

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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

Etymology

() back- +‎ benches