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backbencher

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backbencher /ˈbakˌbɛn(t)ʃə , ˌbakˈbɛn(t)ʃə /
▸ noun (in the UK) a Member of Parliament who does not hold office in the government or opposition and who sits behind the front benches in the House of Commons:
he was cheered by Tory backbenchers.