backbencher

noun

1. （英国和某些其他国家议会的）后座议员，普通议员， 后排议员
   (in the British and certain other parliaments) a member who sits in the rows of seats at the back, and who does not have an important position in the government or the opposition

1. N-COUNT （英国下院的）后座议员，普通议员
   A backbencher is a Member of Parliament who is not a minister and who does not hold an official position in their political party.
   1. ...a senior Conservative backbencher.
      保守党下院资深后座议员

1. 'This tax is a disaster waiting to happen,' said an angry Tory backbencher.
   “这项税收将为日后埋下祸根，”一位愤怒的保守党后座议员说道。
2. The Liberal backbencher wants the current test scrapped and replaced by a personal interview that assesses knowledge and spoken English, rather than literacy or computer skills.
   自由后排希望目前的测试和取消，取而代之的是一个个人采访时表示，评估的知识和英语口语，而不是识字或电脑技能。
3. The prime minister gave into pressure from the backbencher.
   首相向来自后排座议员压力让步。

noun

1. a member of the House of Commons who is not a party leader