bencher

Noun

Meaning

One of the senior and governing members of an Inn of Court.

An alderman of a corporation.

A member of a court or council.

One who frequents the benches of a tavern; an idler.

Source: Webster's dictionary

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I had always assumed that if I made it to Parliament I would not remain a back bencher. Judy LaMarsh

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