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cross-bencher

noun
/ˌkɹɒsˈbɛnt͡ʃə/

Etymology

From cross-bench + -er.

  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”
  7. suffixed as cross-bencher — “cross-bench + er”

Definitions

  1. A member of the British House of Lords or the Senate of Canada or Australia who sits on a…

    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.

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