cross-bench
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See also: crossbench
English
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]cross-bench (plural cross-benches)
- (UK politics) A bench placed perpendicular to others, especially certain such benches in the House of Lords on which independent or neutral members traditionally sit.
Derived terms
[edit]Translations
[edit]a bench placed perpendicular to others
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Adjective
[edit]cross-bench (comparative more cross-bench, superlative most cross-bench)
- (UK politics) Of or pertaining to the cross-benches in the UK houses of parliament.
- Coordinate terms: independent, non-partisan
Further reading
[edit]- “cross bench”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.