FRONT BENCH - Definition and synonyms of front bench in the English dictionary

WHAT DOES FRONT BENCH MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Frontbencher

In many parliaments and other similar assemblies, seating is typically arranged in banks or rows, with each political party or caucus grouped together. The spokespeople for each group will often sit at the front of their group, and are then known as being on the frontbench and are described as frontbenchers. Those sitting behind them are known as backbenchers. Independent and minority parties sit to the side, and are referred to as crossbenchers. In the British House of Commons, the Government frontbench is traditionally called the treasury bench. The government frontbench is on the right hand side as seen by the Chairman, and is occupied by Government ministers. The opposition frontbench is occupied by shadow ministers, of which the most senior form the Shadow Cabinet. While backbenchers are referred to in the Canadian House of Commons, the front seats on the government side are reserved for cabinet ministers. Front row members are not referred to as frontbenchers, but as cabinet ministers. Some "frontbenchers" actually sit in the centre of the second row, so as to be seen directly behind the party leader during Question Period.

Definition of front bench in the English dictionary

The first definition of front bench in the dictionary is the foremost bench of either the Government or Opposition in the House of Commons. Other definition of front bench is the leadership of either group, who occupy this bench. Front bench is also the leadership of the government or opposition in various legislative assemblies.

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TRANSLATION OF FRONT BENCH

Find out the translation of front bench to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of front 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 «front bench» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

前座

1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

primera fila

570 millions of speakers

English

front bench

510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

सामने बेंच

380 millions of speakers

Translator English - Arabic

مقعد الأمامي

280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

передняя скамья

278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

banco da frente

270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

সামনে বেঞ্চ

260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

banquette avant

220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Bangku depan

190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Vorderbank

180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

正面席

130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

앞 벤치

85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Bench ngarep

85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Vietnamese

băng ghế dự bị trước

80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

முன் பெஞ்ச்

75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

पुढील खंडपीठ

75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Ön bank

70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

banco anteriore

65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

ławka z przodu

50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

передня лава

40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

bancă din față

30 millions of speakers

Translator English - Greek

μπροστινό πάγκο

15 millions of speakers

Translator English - Afrikaans

voorste bank

14 millions of speakers

Translator English - Swedish

främre bänk

10 millions of speakers

Translator English - Norwegian

foran benk

5 millions of speakers

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «FRONT BENCH»

The term «front bench» is normally little used and occupies the 122.363 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.

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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «FRONT BENCH» OVER TIME

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «FRONT BENCH»

Discover the use of front bench in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to front bench and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.

Traveling Home: Sacred Harp Singing and American Pluralism

The most coveted position in a section is its “front bench,” which faces directly on the open center of the square where the leader stands. A front bench seat provides an aural experience close to that of leading, with the heady feeling of being ...

Kiri Miller, 2008

Standard Catalog of Buick 1903-2004

It had front vent windows, front-hinged doors, lowerable door windows, a blind rear quarter convertible roof, a front bench seat and a full-width rear seat. Model 40-56S was the six-passenger two-door sport coupe. It had front vent windows, ...

John Gunnell, 2004