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Meaning of "cross-bencher" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF CROSS-BENCHER

cross-bencher  [ˈkrɒsˌbɛntʃɛ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF CROSS-BENCHER

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adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Cross-Bencher 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-BENCHER 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-bencher in the English dictionary

The definition of cross-bencher in the dictionary is an independent member of the House of Commons or House of Lords.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH CROSS-BENCHER


Soche
ˈsəʊˈtʃɛ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE CROSS-BENCHER

cross-bench
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
cross-dressing

WORDS THAT END LIKE CROSS-BENCHER

backbencher
bencher
blancher
brancher
bruncher
clincher
cruncher
launcher
luncher
lyncher
missile launcher
muncher
number-cruncher
penny-pincher
pincher
puncher
quencher
rancher
rocket launcher
teacher
trencher

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

SYNONYMS

Translation of «cross-bencher» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF CROSS-BENCHER

Find out the translation of cross-bencher to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of cross-bencher 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-bencher» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

横划手
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

cruzada bencher
570 millions of speakers

English

cross-bencher
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

पार बैरिस्टर
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

عبر عضو هيئة المحكمة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

кросс - жимовик
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

cross- bencher
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ক্রস পার্লামেন্টে নির্দিষ্ট আসনের অধিকারী
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

croix - conseiller
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Cross-bencher
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Quer bencher
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

クロスBencherの
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

크로스 bencher
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Cross-bencher
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

nghị viên phái ôn hòa
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

குறுக்கு bencher
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

क्रॉस बेंचर
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Çapraz gelenler
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

cross- Bencher
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

cross- bencher
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

крос - жимовик
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

cross- Bencher
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

cross - bencher
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

kruis FW de Klerk
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

kors bencher
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

cross- Bencher
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of cross-bencher

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «CROSS-BENCHER»

The term «cross-bencher» is barely ever used and occupies the 202.312 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «CROSS-BENCHER» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «cross-bencher» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «cross-bencher» 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-bencher

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «CROSS-BENCHER»

Discover the use of cross-bencher in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to cross-bencher and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Great, Silly Grin: The British Satire Boom of the 1960s
He decided to offer an idea given him by Hugh Cudlipp, editorial director of the Mirror group: a demonstration of' how frequently the "Cross-Bencher" political column in the Sunday Express had erred in its predictions. "Accordingly," continues ...
Humphrey Carpenter, 2003
2
Parliament and the Law
... former Attorney-General); Lord Hart of Chilton (Lab life, solicitor); Lord Irvine of Lairg (Lab life, former Lord Chancellor); Lord Pannick QC (cross-bencher life) Lord Powell of Bayswater [Charles Powell] (cross-bencher life, adviser to Margaret ...
Alexander Horne, Gavin Drewry, Dawn Oliver, 2014
3
Churchill, the Member for Woodford
Even Cross Bencher in the Sunday Express (a Beaverbrook newspaper) of 5 February 1939 picked up the story of the anti-Churchill vendetta in Epping and referred to it with the words it was 'strong, the campaigners determined'.
David A. Thomas, 2014
4
Impact assessments in the EU: room for improvement, 4th ...
I am an independent cross-bencher. I have a business background and the cultural performing arts. Lord Paul: I am Swraj Paul. I am a Labour member and my background is manufacturing industry. Lord James of Blackheath: David James, ...
Great Britain: Parliament: House of Lords: European Union Committee, 2010
5
Reverse English Dictionary: Based on Phonological and ...
... 'ra:ntja(r) n rancher n'freja(r) n refresher 'gaer)a(r) n ganger (AE ,kro:s-) '6reja(r) n thresher 'haerp(r) // hanger ,kros- •fija(r) n fisher klif-haer)s(r) n cliff-hanger ' bentja(r) n cross-bencher kir)fija(r) n kingfisher kbu6z- frAnt- 'pAblija(r) // publisher ...
Gustav Muthmann, 1999
6
Paperback Oxford English Dictionary
2 a bar between the handlebars and saddle on a bicycle. cross-bencher n. a member of the House of Lords who is independent of any political party. crossbow n. a bow fixed across a wooden support, with a mechanism for drawing and ...
Oxford Dictionaries,, Maurice Waite, 2012
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Are the Lord's listening?: creating connections between ...
... I ended up in the House of Lords so had not escaped at all. For my sins I am a Vice President of Cheltenham Town Football Club who have just got relegated. Baroness Coussins: I am Jean Coussins and l am an independent cross-bencher .
Great Britain: Parliament: House of Lords: Information Committee, 2009
8
Dod's Parliamentary Companion
Arlington, B. Cross-Bencher Killanin, L. Cross-Bencher Cathcart E. Conservative Lansdowne, M. Conservative Catto, L. Cross-Bencher Londesborough, L Cross- Bencher Devon, E. Cross-Bencher Marks of Broughton. L. Cross-Bencher Eccles  ...
Charles Roger Dod, Robert Phipps Dod, 2000
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Crossword Lists & Crossword Solver: Over 100,000 potential ...
... LANDING CREEPY-CRAWLY CREMATIONISM CREMATIONIST CREMATORIUMS CRENELLATION CRISSCROSSED CRISSCROSSES CROP- SPRAYING CROSSBENCHER CROSS BENCHER CROSSBENCHES CROSSCHECKED ...
Anne Stibbs Kerr, 2013
10
Draft House of Lords Reform Bill: report session 2010-12, ...
If they were an active, current party-political person, they probably would not want to be a Cross-Bencher, but equally they would be the sort of person for whom it would be more appropriate to get elected. It is a judgment that has to be made.
Great Britain: Parliament: Joint Committee on the Draft House of Lords Reform Bill, Stationery Office (U.k.), 2012

6 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «CROSS-BENCHER»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term cross-bencher is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Britons warned not to marry cousins for their children's health
Baroness Flather, a former conservative member of the House of Lords who now sits as a cross-bencher, said it was "absolutely appalling" that ... «9news.com.au, Jul 15»
2
Pottsville high school needed now, MPs told
Labor's north coast spokesman Walt Secord raised the issue in parliament late last week during a debate on a motion by cross-bencher Paul ... «Echonetdaily, Jun 15»
3
Glasgow's buyout baron leads green bank to market
“I am an independent cross-bencher, so I can say what I like,” he says in a gentle Glaswegian lilt. “I can also choose to keep my silence. So f*** ... «The Sunday Times, Jun 15»
4
Lords set to debate need for elected mayors
Cross-bencher Earl of Listowel wants the communities secretary to “lay a report before both Houses of Parliament” outlining how they plan to ... «Local Government Chronicle, Jun 15»
5
Time to vote and move along
There has been no shortage of possible starters – the Greens, the cross-bencher David Leyonhjelm, and now Bill Shorten and Tanya Plibersek ... «The Monthly, May 15»
6
House of Lords poised for more combative role
Lord O'Donnell, former head of the civil service and a cross-bencher, joked at an Institute for Government event that the opposition benches in ... «Financial Times, May 15»

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