Examples of 'crossbencher' in a sentence
Meaning of "crossbencher"
crossbencher (noun) - a member of a legislative body, especially the UK Parliament, who does not belong to any political party and sits on the benches between the two sides of the debating chamber
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crossbencher
He then sat as a crossbencher.
He sits as a crossbencher and speaks mainly on international development and asylum issues.
He now sits as a crossbencher.
He then sat as a crossbencher during his rare appearances in the House of Lords.
He later sat as a crossbencher.
He worked on the Crossbencher column of the Sunday Express.
It is unknown whether he would sit as a Labour peer or a crossbencher.
She sat as a crossbencher.
Lord Tanlaw sat in the House of Lords as a Conservative after many years as a crossbencher.
He now sits as a crossbencher in the House of Lords.
Cox now sits in the House of Lords as a crossbencher.
Bird sits as an independent Crossbencher member of the House of Lords.
In the House of Lords he sat as a crossbencher.
Peers elected former Crossbencher Baroness D'Souza to replace her.
He has stood in several subsequent by-elections as a crossbencher.
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He sat as a crossbencher in the House of Lords until his death in 2014.
Rather than aligning with a particular political party, he remains a crossbencher.
He sat in the House of Lords as a non-aligned active crossbencher.
In the House of Lords, Ampthill sat as a crossbencher.
He was introduced into the House of Lords on 1 February 2011, where he sits as a crossbencher.
