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CROSSBENCHER
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Dictionary entry overview: What does crossbencher mean?
• CROSSBENCHER (noun)
The noun CROSSBENCHER has 1 sense:
1. a member of the House of Commons who does not vote regularly with either the government or the Opposition
Familiarity information: CROSSBENCHER used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A member of the House of Commons who does not vote regularly with either the government or the Opposition
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Hypernyms ("crossbencher" is a kind of...):
legislator (someone who makes or enacts laws)
Domain region:
Britain; Great Britain; U.K.; UK; United Kingdom; United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (a monarchy in northwestern Europe occupying most of the British Isles; divided into England and Scotland and Wales and Northern Ireland; 'Great Britain' is often used loosely to refer to the United Kingdom)
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