cross-bench
adjEtymology From cross- + bench.
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Government, Politics UK Of or pertaining to the cross-benches in the UK houses of parliament.
cross-bench
noun/ˈkɹɒsbɛnt͡ʃ/
Etymology From cross- + bench.
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Government, Politics UK A bench placed perpendicular to others, especially certain such benches in the House of Lords on which independent or neutral members traditionally sit.
- Derived terms
- cross-bencher