backbenches是什么意思？

backbenches

英['bækbentʃɪz] 美['bækbentʃɪz]

• n. （英国下院的）后座（或普通）议员席；（亦总称）后座（或普通）议员；

例句

• This issue is creating unrest on the backbenches. 这一问题引发了后座议员的不满。
• Last week's meeting of the 1922 Committee set the fur flying again on the Tory backbenches... 1922 年委员会上个星期的会议又一次引发了保守党后座议员激烈的争吵。

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• N-PLURAL
  （英国下院的）后座（或普通）议员席；（亦总称）后座（或普通）议员
  The backbenches are the seats in the British House of Commons where backbenchers sit. The Members of Parliament who sit on the backbenches are also referred to as the backbenches.
  例句
  This issue is creating unrest on the backbenches. 这一问题引发了后座议员的不满。