Examples of 'crossbench' in a sentence
Meaning of "crossbench"
Crossbench (noun): In parliamentary contexts, refers to independent or minority party members who are not part of the governing party or the official opposition
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He moved to the crossbench to sit as an independent member.
He sat on the crossbench.
A crossbench senator has delivered a provocative first.
And also talk to our crossbench colleagues.
A crossbench senator has.
He currently sits as a crossbench member.
He is now a Crossbench member of the House of Lords.
Julia Banks may have moved to the crossbench.
He is an elected hereditary crossbench member of the House of Lords.
He then sat in the House of Lords as a Crossbench peer.
He currently sits as a crossbench life peer in the House of Lords.
Like previous Speakers elevated to the Lords, he sat as a Crossbench peer.
He is currently the longest serving Crossbench member of the House of Lords.
Woolley has been a crossbench member of the House of Lords since October 2019.
A provocative first speech to Parliament, A crossbench senator has delivered.
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He serves as an elected Crossbench hereditary peer in the British House of Lords.
He now sits as a crossbench peer.
Lord Clancarty serves as an elected Crossbench hereditary peer in the British House of Lords.
Topics are suggested by backbench or Crossbench members and chosen by lot.
Baroness D'Souza, Convenor of the Crossbench Peers was elected after the 5th stage of counting.
In 2015, he became the Convenor of the Crossbench peers in the House of Lords.
