1. crossbench - Noun
2. crossbench - Adjective
any of the seats in the House of Commons used by members who do not vote regularly with either the government or the Opposition
Source: WordNetLegislation to change Australia’s environmental laws has been rammed through the lower house by the Morrison government prompting outrage from Labor, the Greens and the crossbench. Source: Internet
Sir Ian will be joined as a crossbench peer by Dame Louise Casey, the former civil servant who authored The Casey Review into opprtunity and integration in 2016, and Evgeny Lebedev, the owner of the Independent and Evening Standard newspapers. Source: Internet
In the two years since, Mr Turnbull has walked the political tightrope of a one-seat majority, an increasingly populist Labor opposition and an unstable Senate crossbench. Source: Internet
The block could cause trouble for the Morrison government, which has a two-seat majority and a crossbench of five to contend with where the only vote it can rely on is Queensland independent MP Bob Katter. Source: Internet
Centre Alliance MP Rebekha Sharkie will second the bill and Mr Wilkie's team believes the crossbench is largely supportive. Source: Internet
Mr Khan said the Nationals' threat to split the Berejiklian government by moving en masse to the crossbench in protest of the policy was at odds with the "signed Coalition agreement". Source: Internet