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backbench
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New-Zealand
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Japanese Meaning
ウエストミンスター制度を採用する議会において、前列に配置される主要議員（閣僚や党のリーダー）ではなく、議場の後部に座る一般議員（一般的なランクの議員）のこと。
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(politics, UK, New Zealand, often attributive) In a house of legislature following the model of the Westminster system (such as the UK House of Commons), any bench behind either of the front benches and occupied by rank-and-file members.
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During the heated debate, the backbench MPs refused to toe the party line and pressed for an independent inquiry.
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During the heated debate, the backbench MPs refused to toe the party line and pressed for an independent inquiry.
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