frontbencher
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See also: front-bencher and front bencher
English
Alternative forms
Etymology
From front bench + -er.
Noun
frontbencher (plural frontbenchers)
- (politics) A Member of Parliament who sits on the front bench, and is typically part of the cabinet.
- 2023 August 9, Nigel Harris, “Comment: Disinterested and dishonest”, in RAIL, number 989, page 3:
- Labour frontbencher Louise Haigh (Shadow Transport Secretary for heaven's sake!) initially lambasted TOCs before the handful of specialist rail commentators fell on her tweets and she changed her tune, refocusing her fire on Government.
- 2023 November 15, Rajeev Syal, Peter Walker, Rowena Mason, Ben Quinn, “Rishi Sunak to bring in emergency law after supreme court’s Rwanda ruling”, in The Guardian, →ISSN:
- Cleverly did not directly respond to the claim from the Labour frontbencher when he later answered her questions.
Coordinate terms
Translations
Member of Parliament who sits on the front bench
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Further reading
frontbencher on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
