bencher
noun
bench·er
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Definition of bencher
: one who sits on or presides at a bench
Examples of bencher in a Sentence
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This summer two by-elections are needed to replace Earl Baldwin of Bewdley, a former French and German teacher turned cross-bencher, and Lord Glentoran, a Tory peer who once won an Olympic gold medal in the bobsleigh. — The Economist, "Peers fight for a place in the House of Lords," 21 June 2018 Kucinich did not, of course, settle into a staid role as a congressional back-bencher. — Ed Kilgore, Daily Intelligencer, "The Eternal Recurrence of Dennis Kucinich, Candidate for Office," 30 Jan. 2018 She's been in the arena; Sanders was a mayor in Vermont, then a back-bencher in Congress. — Chris Cillizza, CNN, "What Hillary Clinton still doesn't understand about Bernie Sanders," 5 Sep. 2017 And that claim involved an old, half-senile legislative back-bencher. — Joseph Gerth, The Courier-Journal, "Jeff Hoover, how much did those sexual harassment claims cost and who’s paying? | Gerth," 3 Nov. 2017 He was considered a powerless back-bencher, unlikely to ever join the leadership under either the self-consciously Europhilic David Cameron or any of Cameron’s likely heirs. — Will Collier, National Review, "Jacob Rees-Mogg Is Finally Having His Moment," 17 July 2017 The few Democrats who have called for Trump’s impeachment are, for the most part, back-benchers with little power. — Alex Shephard, New Republic, "Why Democrats in 2018 Shouldn’t Campaign to Impeach Trump," 24 May 2017 The current British Prime Minister Theresa May, then a Conservative front bencher, voted for it. — Jon Schwarz, The Intercept, "British Intelligence Warned Tony Blair of Manchester-Like Terrorism if the West Invaded Iraq," 23 May 2017 Oliver, who is in his first term, has been a mostly quiet back-bencher in the Mississippi State Legislature. — USA TODAY, "He said Louisiana lawmakers should be lynched for removing Confederate monuments. Now he apologizes.," 22 May 2017These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'bencher.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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