Examples of 'opposition benches' in a sentence

Meaning of "opposition benches"

In a political context, this phrase refers to the seating area in a legislative assembly occupied by members of the opposition party or parties. These benches are typically located opposite to the government or ruling party benches

How to use "opposition benches" in a sentence

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And there he is on the opposition benches as well.
In the national Second Chamber Veranneman always remained on the opposition benches.
Begin was a perpetual denizen of the opposition benches in the Israeli parliament.
Taking account of that behavior he might decide to sit on opposition benches.
The two main parties on the opposition benches are the NDP of former military ruler.
He served for four years in the opposition benches.
Those sitting in the Opposition benches were just as persistent and in - ventive.
You will find yourself on the opposition benches.
I am amazed that government members were on the opposition benches.
The MLAs sat on the opposition benches.
He will not hesitate to soon send them back to the opposition benches.
We hope our colleagues on the opposition benches will agree.
With the fall of the government, Disraeli and the Conservatives returned to the opposition benches.
Rodney MacDonald has never sat on the opposition benches at Province House.
After his resignation, he started to sit in the parliamentary opposition benches.

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On the 14 December 2007 he crossed over to the opposition benches thus leaving his ministerial posts.
The Conservatives won this election, and Hudson sat with his party on the opposition benches.
He went and sat on the opposition benches.
Lawrence was re-elected in his riding, and returned to the Opposition benches.
For years I sat in the opposition benches.
That government fell in late 1982, and Reynolds was back on the opposition benches.
They used to sit in the Opposition benches.
Reelected in 1897 because of a split in the Liberal vote, he sat on the opposition benches.
Albert was sitting on the opposition benches.
This triggered furor in the House from the opposition benches.
The motorcade that is often referred to from the opposition benches was here all day.
When he returned to Parliament in summer 1916 Churchill sat on the opposition benches.
Silence came from the Opposition Benches.
What they have to say about it on the opposition benches.
That was said on the Opposition Benches.
Image: The independent group took their seats on the opposition benches.
This must be interesting to the Opposition benches.
For the next five years he sat on the opposition benches.
Mr Peters has said he will sit on the opposition benches.
It is not an interest in sitting on the Opposition Benches.
I can hear the joy on the Opposition Benches.
There is not a word from those on the Opposition Benches.
I hear some murmuring on the Opposition Benches.
We have acknowledged that from the Opposition Benches.
I remember it quite well, because I was on the opposition benches.
There was, however, an exception in the official opposition benches.

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