Backbencher
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In Westminster parliamentary systems, a backbencher is a member of parliament (MP) or a legislator who holds no governmental office and is not a frontbench spokesman in the Opposition. A backbencher is simply a member of parliament with no cabinet duties.[1]
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- ↑ "BBC NEWS | UK | UK Politics | Backbencher". news.bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 2018-11-26.