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front-bencher

front-bencher is the alternative form of frontbencher.

Meaning of frontbencher

Noun

frontbencher (plural frontbenchers)

  1. A Member of Parliament who sits on the front bench, and is typically part of the cabinet.
    • Labour frontbencher Louise Haigh (Shadow Transport Secretary for heaven's sake!) initially lambasted TOCs before the handful of specialist rail commentators fell on her tweets and she changed her tune, refocusing her fire on Government.2023 August 9, Nigel Harris, “Comment: Disinterested and dishonest”, in RAIL, number 989, page 3

Forms of front-bencher

pluralfront-benchers

Questions about front-bencher

What is front-bencher the alternative form of?
Front-bencher is the alternative form of frontbencher.

Words near front-bencher in the dictionary

  1. front wings
  2. front yard
  3. front yards
  4. front-and-center
  5. front-and-centre
  6. front-bencher
  7. front-benchers
  8. front-desk
  9. front-desked
  10. front-desking
  11. front-desks

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