Backbench

中文含义：后座议员，指议会中的中卫议员。

英语词性：noun

美式发音：/ˈbækˌbɛntʃ/

同义词：Junior minister, junior member, junior partner

易混淆单词：Frontbench，指的是阁僚或者有管理职位的议员。

双语例句：

  1. Backbench MPs may not be as high-profile as Ministers, but they play an essential role in holding the Government to account.
  2. Those questions were from backbenchers who sometimes get ignored by the Prime Minister in Question Period.