cross-bench
English
/ˈkɹɒsbɛnt͡ʃ/
noun
Definitions
- (UK politics) A bench placed perpendicular to others, especially certain such benches in the House of Lords on which independent or neutral members traditionally sit.
Etymology
Affix from English bench.
Origin
English
bench
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- alebench English
- backbench English
- bantling English
- bench English
- bencher English
- benchland English
- benchless English
- benchlet English
- benchlike English
- benchman English
- benchmark English
- benchrest English
- benchside English
- benchtop English
- benchwork English
- cross-bencher English
- cryobench English
- disbench English
- drawbench English
- frontbencher English
- imbenching English
- sawbench English
- testbench English
- wheelbench English
- workbench English
- ベンチ Japanese
- bench Middle English
- बेंच Hindi
- 벤치 Korean
- ibhentshi Zulu
- libhentji Swati