backbench
/B AE1 K B EH0 N CH/noun
- 1
A bench at the back of a room or seating area.
- 2
A position of secondary importance.
- 3
(newspaper) A group of top-level journalists who jointly review submissions and decide on the layout and emphasis of the newspaper.
adjective
- 1
Relating to the back benches in parliament
“He prefers to be a backbench MP.”
- 2
Pertaining to the preparation of a donor organ prior to transplantation.
- 3
Secondary or inactive.
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