Cross-bencher
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˌkɹɒsˈbɛnt͡ʃə/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Cross-bencher is a noun meaning (politics) A member of the British House of Lords or the Senate of Canada or Australia who sits on a cross-bench, or who proclaims independence or political neutrality.
Meaning
(politics) A member of the British House of Lords or the Senate of Canada or Australia who sits on a cross-bench, or who proclaims independence or political neutrality.
Example Sentences
Putting the hereditary nobility to one side, the life peers, and especially the cross-benchers, carry on an older, less narrowly professional tradition of distinguished service: rule by the ‘great and the good’, if not necessarily the best and brightest.
Word Forms
- cross-benchers
- crossbencher
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include crossbencher, backbencher, backbench, front-bencher, frontbencher, bencher.
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