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crossbench

noun

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 crossbench — “cross- + bench”

Definitions

  1. The political parties and/or members of a legislature that do not form part of the…

    The political parties and/or members of a legislature that do not form part of the governing party or coalition, nor the official opposition (the largest party or coalition not in government).

  2. Of or pertaining to a legislature's crossbench.

  3. Alternative form of cross-bench.

    • Mary Warnock is a philosopher and crossbench peer.
    • Network Rail Chairman Sir Peter Hendy CBE has been nominated for a Crossbench Peerage.

The neighborhood

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