BACKBENCH
24
Scrabble
28
WWF
B(3) A(1) C(3) K(5) B(3) E(1) N(1) C(3) H(4)
NWL/TWL ✓ Collins ✓ WWF ✓
Definition
noun
- A bench at the back of a room or seating area.
- A position of secondary importance.
- (newspaper) A group of top-level journalists who jointly review submissions and decide on the layout and emphasis of the newspaper.
adjective
- Relating to the back benches in parliament“He prefers to be a backbench MP.”
- Pertaining to the preparation of a donor organ prior to transplantation.
- Secondary or inactive.
Source: Wiktionary
