FRONTBENCHER

frontbencher

(noun) a member of the House of Commons who is a minister in the government or who holds an official position in an opposition party

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

frontbencher (plural frontbenchers)

(politics) A Member of Parliament who sits on the front bench, and is typically part of the cabinet.

Coordinate terms

• backbencher

Source: Wiktionary



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CHANCY

(adjective) subject to accident or chance or change; “a chancy appeal at best”; “getting that job was definitely fluky”; “a fluky wind”; “an iffy proposition”


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