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PRONUNCIATION OF CROSS-BENCH

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF CROSS-BENCH

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Cross-Bench is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES CROSS-BENCH MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Crossbencher

A crossbencher is an independent or minor party member of some legislatures, such as the British House of Lords and in the Parliament of Australia. They take their name from the crossbenches, between and perpendicular to the government and opposition benches, where crossbenchers sit in the chamber; compare frontbencher and backbencher.

Definition of cross-bench in the English dictionary

The definition of cross-bench in the dictionary is a seat in Parliament occupied by a neutral or independent member.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE CROSS-BENCH

cross wires
cross-bencher
cross-benches
cross-border
cross-breeding
cross-buttock
cross-Channel
cross-Channel ferry
cross-compiler
cross-correlation
cross-country
cross-court
cross-cultural
cross-curricular
cross-cut chisel
cross-cutting
cross-dating
cross-disciplinary
cross-dress
cross-dresser

WORDS THAT END LIKE CROSS-BENCH

alebench
backbench
bench
disbench
exercise bench
French
front bench
Old French
optical bench
park bench
quench
stench
testing bench
the bench
the French
trench
weights bench
wench
workbench
wrench

Synonyms and antonyms of cross-bench in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «cross-bench» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF CROSS-BENCH

Find out the translation of cross-bench to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of cross-bench from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «cross-bench» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

跨板凳
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

cruz - banco
570 millions of speakers

English

cross-bench
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

पार बेंच
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

عبر مقاعد البدلاء
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

кросс - скамья
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

cross- banco
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ক্রস-বেঞ্চ
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

croix - banc
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Bangku simpanan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Querbank
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

クロスベンチ
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

크로스 벤치
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Salib-bench
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

cross- băng ghế dự bị
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

குறுக்கு பெஞ்ச்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

क्रॉस बेंच
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

tarafsız
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

cross- panca
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

cross- ławka
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

крос - лава
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

cross- bancă
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

cross - πάγκο
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

kruis - bank
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

cross- bänk
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

cross- benk
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of cross-bench

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «CROSS-BENCH»

The term «cross-bench» is used very little and occupies the 161.762 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «CROSS-BENCH» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «cross-bench» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «cross-bench» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about cross-bench

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «CROSS-BENCH»

Discover the use of cross-bench in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to cross-bench and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Congressional serial set
652 Navy- Yard, on stone around flagstaff near entrance gate; cross (bench mark I or 5) 39.111 Coast Survey office, new building on New Jersey avenue near B street SE., in vestibule of main entrance; center of central square 77. 908 Navy- ...
United States. Government Printing Office, 1914
2
Geological Survey Bulletin
652 Navy- Yard, on stone around flagstaff near entrance gate; cross (bench mark I or 5) 39.111 Coast Survey office, new building on New Jersey avenue near B street SE., in vestibule of main entrance; center of central square 77. 908 Navy- ...
3
The Best Arm Exercises You've Never Heard Of: Get Great Arms ...
Two. Dumbbell. Cross-Bench. Tricep. Extensions. This is a great, simple- equipment exercise for the triceps. It's one of my favorite tricep extension type of exercises because I find it to be the easiest on the elbows due to a couple of factors...first, ...
Nick Nilsson, 2011
4
Legislating for Human Rights: The Parliamentary Debates on ...
... Belfast, South) Lord Cooke of Thorndon (Cross Bench) Lord Simon of Glaisdale (Cross Bench) Lord Browne-Wilkinson (Cross Bench) Lord Ackner ( Cross Bench) Lord Donaldson of Lymington (Cross Bench) Lord Hylton (Cross Bench) Note ...
Jonathan Cooper, Adrian Marshall-Williams, 2000
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New South Wales Legislative Council Practice
Therefore the number of cross-bench votes needed by the government depends on the party the President is chosen from. 2 As discussed in Chapter 2, the reconstitution of the Council to a directly elected chamber of 45 members took place in ...
Lynn Lovelock, John Evans, 2008
6
Cameron and the Conservatives: The Transition to Coalition ...
In the House of Lords, most of the defeats suffered by the government were the product of cross-bench peers replacing the Liberal Democrats as the key swing voters in the House. Previously, the highly disciplined Liberal Democrats held the  ...
Timothy Heppell, David Seawright, 2012
7
Toning for Teens: The 20 Minute Workout That Makes You Look ...
Without resting, move to your third chest exercise, the cross-bench pullover. Tips: Beware the temptation to swing the dumbbells out and jerk them back in. Control them at all times. Don't lock your elbows. Keep them slightly bent throughout ...
Joyce L. Vedral, 2008
8
Articles on Cross Bench Life Peers, Including: Michael ...
Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online.
Hephaestus Books, 2011
9
Cross Bench Life Peers: Norman Foster, Baron Foster of ...
Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online.
Books Llc, Source: Wikipedia, 2010
10
Annual Report
305ftEofEline Stone mon..i . . . . . . . . . ..cross Bench. .. 6 ft no of S line. =10 east. . . .. ft west of C.. (Granite mon . . . .copper bolt Bench. . . . .. 6 ft no of S line. 12 east 25 ft west of C. . lGranite mon . . . .copper bolt Bench. ..... 6 ft no of S line. 14 east.
Duluth (Minn.). Division of Public Works, 1890

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «CROSS-BENCH»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term cross-bench is used in the context of the following news items.
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Lib Dems have “considerable” power in House of Lords to hold …
Labour have 212 seats and there are 178 cross-bench seats with the rest held by Bishops, non-affiliated peers and others. The Lib Dems only ... «Aberdeen Press and Journal, Jul 15»
2
Kids in care are 'criminalised', warns Manchester expert ahead of …
The Prison Reform Trust recently announced a major review following the statistics, which is being led by cross-bench peer and former social ... «Mancunian Matters, Jul 15»
3
Peer highlights value of specialist nursing care
The cross-bench peer, who regularly speaks in debates on health and disability issues, added that specialist nurses were important for helping ... «Nursing Times, Jul 15»
4
Super wealthy to be named and shamed under new law
AFR Weekend can reveal the government had the support of at least four of the six cross-bench senators it needed to get legislation passed. «The Australian Financial Review, Jul 15»
5
Not a super idea
The obvious conclusion is to discredit any form of competition be it Labor or the independent cross-bench senators and gain control of both ... «The Advocate, Jul 15»
6
SA bid to change sex worker laws
... she believed her bill had reasonable chances of passing the upper house with support from a range of Liberal, Labor and cross-bench MPs. «Yahoo7 News, Jul 15»
7
What would a tardis travelling into David Leyonhjelm's post-nanny …
... courtship from the government, as it seeks to secure the cross-bench support essential for the passage of its legislation through the Senate. «The Conversation AU, Jul 15»
8
UK Peer: US policy on Iran must re-couple the nuclear and human …
Professor Lord Alton of Liverpool is a cross-bench member of the House of Lords and a leading member of the British Parliamentary Committee ... «NCR-Iran.org, Jun 15»
9
Biowise opens £4.5m recycling centre for brown bin rubbish near …
The cross-bench peer said the investment proved the economy was moving again. He said: "This is the bread and butter of what the LEP does. «Hull Daily Mail, Jun 15»
10
Lord Alton: Weak nuclear agreement harms the cause of human …
Professor Lord Alton of Liverpool, is a cross-bench member of the House of Lords and member of the British Parliamentary Committee for Iran ... «PoliticsHome.com, Jun 15»

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