backbench
(noun) any of the seats occupied by backbenchers in the House of Commons
Source: WordNet® 3.1
backbench (not comparable)
relating to the back benches in parliament
Pertaining to the preparation of a donor organ prior to transplantation.
Secondary or inactive.
backbench (plural backbenches)
A bench at the back of a room or seating area.
(politics, UK, NZ, often, attributive) In a house of legislature following the model of the Westminster system (such as the UK House of Commons), any bench behind either of the front benches and occupied by rank-and-file members.
The back row of a classroom.
The back pew of a church.
A back bench in a courtroom.
The back seat of an automobile, van, or bus.
A position of secondary importance.
(newspaper, publishing) A group of top-level journalists who jointly review submissions and decide on the layout and emphasis of the newspaper.
Source: Wiktionary
22 December 2024
(noun) (plural) spectacles that are darkened or polarized to protect the eyes from the glare of the sun; “he was wearing a pair of mirrored shades”
The earliest credible evidence of coffee-drinking as the modern beverage appeared in modern-day Yemen. In the middle of the 15th century in Sufi shrines where coffee seeds were first roasted and brewed for drinking. The Yemenis procured the coffee beans from the Ethiopian Highlands.
