backbencher
(noun) a member of the House of Commons who is not a party leader
Source: WordNet® 3.1
backbencher (plural backbenchers)
(politics) A Member of Parliament who does not have cabinet rank, and who therefore sits on one of the backbenches or in one of the back rows of the legislature.
(education) A student who does not perform well, especially one who sits at the back of the classroom.
(sports) A member of a team who does not usually play, but who is held in reserve.
(by extension) Someone who does not play an active role in a process.
• frontbencher
Source: Wiktionary
29 September 2024
(noun) the technical aspects of doing something; “a mechanism of social control”; “mechanisms of communication”; “the mechanics of prose style”
Espresso is both a coffee beverage and a brewing method that originated in Italy. When making an espresso, a small amount of nearly boiling water under pressure forces through finely-ground coffee beans. It has more caffeine per unit volume than most coffee beverages. Its smaller serving size will take three shots to equal a mug of standard brewed coffee.
