Classmates naturally turn to look at the backbencher, who must acknowledge his presence, with some embarrassment.
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Backbencher
Synonyms for "backbencher" (1 found)
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20 translations across 10 languages.
Chinese Mandarin
2 entries- 後坐議員 /后坐议员 noun (member of Parliament who does not have cabinet rank)
- 普通議員 /普通议员 noun (member of Parliament who does not have cabinet rank)
Finnish
1 entries- takapenkkiläinen noun (member of Parliament who does not have cabinet rank)
French
4 entries- député de l'arrière-ban noun (member of Parliament who does not have cabinet rank)
- député sans portefeuille noun (member of Parliament who does not have cabinet rank)
- députée sans portefeuille noun (member of Parliament who does not have cabinet rank)
- simple député noun (member of Parliament who does not have cabinet rank)
Georgian
1 entries- პარლამენტის რიგითი წევრი noun (member of Parliament who does not have cabinet rank)
German
2 entries- Hinterbänkler noun (member of Parliament who does not have cabinet rank)
- Hinterbänklerin noun (member of Parliament who does not have cabinet rank)
Icelandic
4 entries- venjuleg þingkona noun (member of Parliament who does not have cabinet rank)
- venjulegur þingmaður noun (member of Parliament who does not have cabinet rank)
- þingkona sem ekki er í flokksforystunni noun (member of Parliament who does not have cabinet rank)
- þingmaður sem ekki er í flokksforystunni noun (member of Parliament who does not have cabinet rank)
Japanese
1 entries- 平議員 noun (member of Parliament who does not have cabinet rank)
Manx
1 entries- cooyl-vinkeyr noun (member of Parliament who does not have cabinet rank)
Russian
3 entries- заднескаме́ечник noun (member of Parliament who does not have cabinet rank)
- заднескаме́ечница noun (member of Parliament who does not have cabinet rank)
- рядово́й член парла́мента noun (member of Parliament who does not have cabinet rank)
Swedish
1 entries- parlamentsledamot noun (member of Parliament who does not have cabinet rank)
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The teacher also gets an idea of the "backbenchers" or the slow students since he can see which desk is still to send an answer.
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When I was in a primary school, I was a backbencher student.
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During 1994, the national team players were away for a game in January and again during the season-ending league championship tournament in April. The “backbenchers” won all these games.
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