noun
any of the front seats in the House of Commons that are reserved for ministers or former ministers
• Derivationally related forms: ↑frontbencher
• Regions: ↑United Kingdom, ↑UK, ↑U.K., ↑Britain, ↑United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, ↑Great Britain
• Hypernyms: ↑seat
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the most important members of the government and the opposition in the British parliament, who sit in the front rows of seats
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an Opposition front-bench spokesman on defence
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She was recalled to the front bench less than a year after she resigned.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.