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Meaning of "cross-benches" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF CROSS-BENCHES

cross-benches  [ˈkrɒsˌbentʃɪz] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF CROSS-BENCHES

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Cross-Benches 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-BENCHES 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-benches in the English dictionary

The definition of cross-benches in the dictionary is to sit on the cross benches to be an independent.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH CROSS-BENCHES


Arches
ˈɑːtʃɪz
backbenches
ˌbækˈbɛntʃɪz
bear´s-breeches
ˌbeəzˈbriːtʃɪz
breeches
ˈbrɪtʃɪz
britches
ˈbrɪtʃɪz
bunches
ˈbʌntʃɪz
chiz
tʃɪz
conchies
ˈkɒntʃɪz
duchies
ˈdʌtʃɪz
laches
ˈlætʃɪz
Marches
ˈmɑːtʃɪz
munchies
ˈmʌntʃɪz
reaches
ˈriːtʃɪz
riches
ˈrɪtʃɪz
scratches
ˈskrætʃɪz
trenches
ˈtrɛntʃɪz

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE CROSS-BENCHES

cross-bench
cross-bencher
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-BENCHES

batten down the hatches
cartes blanches
clutches
column inches
Court of Arches
Darwin´s finches
Dutchman´s-breeches
from rags to riches
front benches
in stitches
knee breeches
nouveaux riches
Opposition benches
pull one´s punches
riding breeches
sons of bitches
the Marches
too big for one´s breeches
under hatches
World Council of Churches

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

SYNONYMS

Translation of «cross-benches» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF CROSS-BENCHES

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

Translator English - Chinese

跨长凳
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

cruzadas bancos
570 millions of speakers

English

cross-benches
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

पार बेंच
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

مقاعد عبر
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

кросс- скамейки
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

cruzadas bancos
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ক্রস-বেঞ্চ
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

croisées bancs
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Bangku salib
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Quer Bänke
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

Cross-benches
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

cross- băng ghế
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

குறுக்கு பெஞ்சுகள்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

क्रॉस बेंच
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Çapraz banklar
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

incrociati panche
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Ławki krzyżowe
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

крос - лавки
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

încrucișate banci
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

cross - πάγκοι
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

kruis - banke
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

kors bänkar
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

kryss benker
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of cross-benches

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «CROSS-BENCHES»

The term «cross-benches» is used very little and occupies the 187.403 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «CROSS-BENCHES» OVER TIME

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

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «CROSS-BENCHES»

Discover the use of cross-benches in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to cross-benches and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Draft House of Lords Reform Bill: report session 2010-12, ...
Both now and under the proposals, you lay great stress that any nominations that come through your Commission to go on the Cross Benches should be complete political eunuchs, if I may use that expression. Lord lay of Ewelme: No, I do not ...
Great Britain: Parliament: Joint Committee on the Draft House of Lords Reform Bill, Stationery Office (U.k.), 2012
2
reports from select committees of the house of commons, and ...
I have prepared these plans on different principles, in order to show the effect of the gangways in different positions. Both of these plans assume the bringing of the Ministers into the middle of the House. This plan of D4 showing cross- benches ...
3
Hansard's Parliamentary Debates
When he accepted the noble Earl's Amendment he did so under reservation that he should accept it accompanied by the Amendment of which the noble Earl on the Cross Benches gave Notice. He thought it was a pity that the noble Earl on ...
Great Britain. Parliament, Thomas Curson Hansard, 1887
4
THE SESSIONAL PAPERS PRINTED BY ORDER OF THE HOUSE OF LORDS, ...
What number would be accommodated sitting then if you advanced the Bar to the space now occupied by the cross benches ? — As sitting space you would get about the same accommodation you get now — very little more. 213. How many ...
5
Sessional Papers
What number would be accommodated sitting then if you advanced the Bar to the space now occupied by the cross benches ? — As sitting space you would get about the same accommodation you get now — very little more. 213. How many ...
Great Britain. Parliament. House of Commons, 1901
6
Report: Together with the Proceedings of the Committee, ...
The galleries allotted to the House of away all the cross benches it would be 16 ? — Sir JOHN TAYLOR. SIR J OHN TAYLOR. 6 May 1901.] Earl Howe. Commons in the House of Lords hold 44, do they not ?—Yes. 205. Can you give me any ...
Great Britain. Parliament. Joint Select Committee on the Presence of the Sovereign in Parliament, 1901
7
Papers by Command
What number would be accommodated sitting then if you advanced the Bar to the space now occupied by the cross benches ! — As sitting space you would get about the same accommodation you get now — very little more. 213. How many ...
Great Britain. Parliament. House of Commons, 1901
8
Report from the Joint Select Committee of the House of Lords ...
VVhat number would be accommodated sitting then if you advanced the Bar to the space now occupied by the cross benches ?—As sitting space you would get about the same accommodation you get new—very little more. 213. How many ...
Great Britain. Parliament. Joint Select Committee on the Presence of the Sovereign in Parliament, 1901
9
Conservatism and British Foreign Policy, 1820–1920: The ...
Understanding this, Mary Derby proposed the idea of the two men sitting on the cross benches. Her strategy was based on two assumptions. Firstly, she pointed out that sitting on the cross benches would pledge the two men to nothing - they ...
Dr Geoffrey Hicks, 2013
10
Fissures in the Rock: New England in the Seventeenth Century
The remaining five rows of the long benches and two rows of the cross benches grew increasingly crowded the farther back they were. There, middling church members, long-term residents, and upwardly mobile, middle-aged men rubbed ...
Richard Archer, 2001

8 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «CROSS-BENCHES»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term cross-benches is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Australia's climate and energy policy debacle
Neither major party seems to have a clue, and the cross-benches aren't much better. I'm going off grid, do as much as I can to reduce my ... «RenewEconomy, Jun 15»
2
Abbott government continues 'jaw-boning' of wind farm sector
... current Senate inquiry is being manned by anti-wind politicians – from both the Coalition and the cross-benches – who say they have already ... «RenewEconomy, Jun 15»
3
Abbott says RET policies designed to reduce 'visually awful' wind …
He has done nothing to hose down the anti-wind campaigning from government cross-benches, including key Liberal Democrat Senator David ... «RenewEconomy, Jun 15»
4
Double dissolution may be a solution to policy deadlock
Even if the cross-benches hold control after the next election, the DD bills would allow the government to hold a joint sitting and ensure real ... «Sydney Morning Herald, Apr 15»
5
Business groups slam Abbott and Shorten over budget
They shared a commitment to the national good and emerged from both the Liberal and Labor parties and even the Senate cross-benches," the ... «The Australian Financial Review, Apr 15»
6
Labour accuses Reti of misleading group
"Other candidates won't be in government, they will be on the cross-benches, and they can't actually make change in those positions." Winston ... «Radio New Zealand, Mar 15»
7
Lords a leaping: how some in the upper house jump ahead of …
There are not just government and opposition benches, but also cross-benches. There are currently 176 cross-bench peers, organised to some ... «The Conversation UK, Dec 14»
8
RAW DATA: Patrick Gower interviews New Zealand First leader …
Now, one thing I want to talk to you about is the cross-benches. You talk often of being on the cross-benches post the election. What does the ... «National Business Review, Sep 14»

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