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front benches

front benches is the plural of front bench.

Meaning of front bench

Noun

front bench (plural front benches)

  1. (UK) In the House of Commons, either of two benches nearest the floor of the chamber, one occupied by the members of the Cabinet and the other by the Shadow Cabinet.
    • On her preparedness to return to Labour's front bench under new Leader of the Opposition Sir Kier Starmer, she is non-committal.2020 June 3, Lilian Greenwood talks to Paul Stephen, “Rail's 'underlying challenges' remain”, in Rail, page 35
  2. Those Members of Parliament occupying the front benches.

Questions about front benches

What is front benches the plural of?
Front benches is the plural of front bench.

Words near front benches in the dictionary

  1. front and center
  2. front and centre
  3. front bench
  4. front bencher
  5. front benchers
  6. front benches
  7. front bottom
  8. front bottoms
  9. front bum
  10. front bumper
  11. front bumpers

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