Noun
back bench (plural back benches)
Alternative form of backbench (noun)
back-bench (plural back-benches)
Alternative form of backbench
back-bench
Mr Hogan's statement follows Richmond MP Justine Elliot's decision to quit her job as a parliamentary secretary and moved to the back bench so she could speak out about coal seam gas. Source: Internet
Being slightly wider than the Navara on which it's based means there's a touch more shoulder room, although you still wouldn't want to accommodate three big blokes across the back bench. Source: Internet
This decidedly back bench MLA should have been retired long ago. Source: Internet
Three across the back bench is tight and the middle occupant has to contend with a hump in the floor. Source: Internet
He also noted that he brings home the bacon in a way McGrath could not from the "back bench" of the Senate. Source: Internet
It might even help to give the Defense Department only one seat at the table, with the Joint Staff representative sitting in the back bench. Source: Internet