backbencher in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for backbencher in the English»French Dictionary

backbencher in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for backbencher in the English»French Dictionary

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He served as a government backbencher for his entire career in the legislature.
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He declined a junior ministerial position, remaining a backbencher until 1922.
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However, he remained politically rather a backbencher, and always remained a thorn in the side of the governmental bureaucracy.
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At the time he was deputy education critic and was left a backbencher as a result.
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Maybe some backbencher could be assigned as attack dog.
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The backbencher tried to make a citizen's arrest but the alleged culprit fled after kicking him in the side and chest.
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He again served as a government backbencher, and died in office the following year.
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As before, he was not appointed to cabinet and served as a government backbencher.
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He was again returned without opposition, and sat as a government backbencher.
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She continued as a backbencher for the remainder of her term, and retired when the parliament was dissolved before the 2013 federal election.
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