frontbencher
Definitions
A Member of Parliament who sits on the front bench, and is typically part of the cabinet.
Examples
“Labour frontbencher Louise Haigh (Shadow Transport⟳ Secretary for heaven's sake!) initially lambasted TOCs before the handful of specialist rail commentators fell on her tweets and she changed her tune⟳, refocusing her fire on Government.”
“Cleverly did not directly respond⟳ to the claim⟳ from the Labour frontbencher when he later answered her questions.”
CEFR level
C1
Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
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