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(Australian politics, New Zealand politics) The political parties and/or members of a legislature that do not form part of the governing party or coalition, nor the official opposition (the largest party or coalition not in government)..
Mary Warnock is a philosopher and crossbench peer.
Network Rail Chairman Sir Peter Hendy CBE has been nominated for a Crossbench Peerage.
Use cross bench when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Cross bench means (Australian politics, New Zealand politics) The political parties and/or members of a legislature that do not form part of the governing party or coalition, nor the official opposition (the largest party or coalition not in government)..
The closest synonym depends on the sentence and intended sense.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
Mary Warnock is a philosopher and crossbench peer.
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