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crossbench::noun | Spocien Dictionary
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Examples of crossbench
crossbench
Three government MPs, two Labor MPs and two crossbench MPs were on the committee.
From the smh.com.au
Labor, with the support of key crossbench MPs, won that division 74 to 72.
From the smh.com.au
He then set about trying to annihilate the other two crossbench amendments.
From the guardian.co.uk
They had threatened to join forces with Labour and crossbench peers to defeat the Bill.
From the independent.co.uk
Lord Crisp is an independent crossbench member of the House of Lords.
From the thisismoney.co.uk
He is an elected hereditary crossbench member of the House of Lords.
From the en.wikipedia.org
David Cameron met crossbench peers to persuade them to allow a guillotine motion on the AV bill.
From the guardian.co.uk
With the opposition against it, the government is striving for four crossbench votes in the lower house.
From the smh.com.au
She will sit in the Lords as an independent, crossbench peer.
From the independent.co.uk
- Any of the seats in the House of Commons used by members who do not vote regularly with either the government or the Opposition
- A crossbencher is an independent or minor party member of some legislatures, such as the British House of Lords and Australian Senate. They take their name from the crossbenches, between and perpendicular to the government and opposition benches, where crossbenchers sit in the chamber.
