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单词 backbenches
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backbenchesback‧benches /ˌbækˈbentʃɪz/ noun Examples
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  • For these reasons, the Conservatives are a little more responsive to widespread expressions of serious doubt on their own backbenches.
  • I love my constituency and will do all I can to advance the interests of my constituents from the backbenches.
  • The barrage of public anger was intense, Mr Whitney returned to the backbenches not long afterwards.
  • The Essex Men had mobilised on the Tory backbenches in strength.
  • The Government faces opposition from its backbenches on the question of quality.
  • The Labour Party had put down a vote of censure and there was much rumbling on the Tory backbenches.
  • The whispering on the backbenches began again.
  • When the election was won, most handsomely, Pym found himself on the backbenches.
the backbenches [plural] British English the seats in the British parliament where ordinary Members of Parliament sit
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