backbencher
any of the members of a legislature, especially of the House of Commons of Great Britain, but not including the leaders of the parties.
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How to use backbencher in a sentence
In other words, Greene’s position as a freshman backbencher in the House should temper the attention she receives.
The Republican conspiracy-theory crisis, in one tweet | Philip Bump | February 3, 2021 | Washington PostHe was a loud backbencher with very little of the substantive gravity of his old mentor, Chuck Schumer.
One’s a Weiner, the Other a Hero: Why Bill and Hillary Have Nothing in Common With Anthony and Huma | Michael Tomasky | July 25, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTBut those same beliefs ensure that she would be a perennial senate backbencher in a state accustomed to influence in Washington.
Let's Put the Nebraska Senate Race in Proper Context | Justin Green | October 30, 2012 | THE DAILY BEASTIn truth, Gingrich was a backbencher during the Reagan years, lobbing bombshells at the White House in addition to Democrats.
British Dictionary definitions for backbencher
/ (ˈbækˈbɛntʃə) /
British, Australian and NZ a Member of Parliament who does not hold office in the government or opposition
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