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backbench

back·bench [ bák bènch ]


noun  Canada 
Definition:
 
1. area for MPs not in government: a rear bench in a legislative assembly reserved for backbenchers ( usually used in the plural )

2. group of MPs: the group of backbenchers in a legislative assembly ( often used in the plural )

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