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cross-bench

noun
/ˈkɹɒsbɛnt͡ʃ/

Etymology

From cross- + bench.

  1. derived from *bʰeg-✻
  2. inherited from *bankiz✻ — “bench”
  3. inherited from *banki✻
  4. inherited from benċ — “bench”
  5. inherited from bench
  6. formed as cross-bench — “cross- + bench”

Definitions

  1. A bench placed perpendicular to others, especially certain such benches in the House of…

    A bench placed perpendicular to others, especially certain such benches in the House of Lords on which independent or neutral members traditionally sit.

  2. Of or pertaining to the cross-benches in the UK houses of parliament.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA