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
• Derivationally related forms: ↑front bench
• Regions: ↑United Kingdom, ↑UK, ↑U.K., ↑Britain, ↑United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, ↑Great Britain
• Hypernyms: ↑legislator
Useful english dictionary. 2012.