- backbench⇄adj. of, having to do with, or designating a backbencher or backbenchers.
Ex. Backbench opinion can be decisive not only in matters of legislative detail, but also in times of grave crisis--witness the fall of the Chamberlain government in 1940 (S - backbench⇄backbench orback-bench, noun, adjective.
- backbench⇄noun a rear seat, especially that of a back-bencher.
Ex. Rumours of revolt on the Government back-benches always make for more excitement (Punch).