backbench
n. 后座议员席 a. 后座议员的
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教材释义与例句
后座议员席
后座议员的
释义与例句
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A bench at the back of a room or seating area.
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A bench at the back of a room or seating area.
In a house of legislature following the model of the Westminster system (such as the UK House of Commons), any bench behind either of the front benches and occupied by members of each party group who are not party leaders, cabinet ministers, holders of offices such as the whips, etc.
新西兰 英国 定语 政治His spacious quarters indicate his transition from backbench upstart to established member of the governing team.
2009, John Coakley, Michael Gallagher, Politics in the Republic of Ireland, page 301, In situations of low ministerial turnover and increased professionalisation of politics, with most TDs regarding politics as a career, Taoisigh could find that impatience on the backbenches leads to calls for leadership turnover to effect promotions.
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A bench at the back of a room or seating area.
The back row of a classroom.
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A bench at the back of a room or seating area.
The back pew of a church.
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A bench at the back of a room or seating area.
A back bench in a courtroom.
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A bench at the back of a room or seating area.
The back seat of an automobile, van, or bus.
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A position of secondary importance.
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A group of top-level journalists who jointly review submissions and decide on the layout and emphasis of the newspaper.
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relating to the back benches in parliament
He prefers to be a backbench MP.
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Pertaining to the preparation of a donor organ prior to transplantation.
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Secondary or inactive.
词汇关系
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词源
From back + bench.
来源：wiktionary