Usually means: Independent members, not party affiliated.
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  1. crossbench: Merriam-Webster
  2. crossbench: Vocabulary.com
  3. crossbench: Wordnik
  4. crossbench: Wiktionary
  5. crossbench: Dictionary.com
  6. Crossbench: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
  7. crossbench: Rhymezone
  8. crossbench: FreeDictionary.org
  9. crossbench: Mnemonic Dictionary
  10. crossbench: TheFreeDictionary.com

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▸ adjective:  Alternative form of cross-bench [(UK politics) Of or pertaining to the cross-benches in the UK houses of parliament.]

Similar:
cross-court, crosshanded, criss-cross, crosslegged, cross-banded, corbeled, cater-cornered, strike-breaking, croziered, belowstairs, more...

Opposite:
government bench, ruling party bench, majority bench

Types:
independent, non-partisan, unaffiliated, more...

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Similar:
cross-court, crosshanded, criss-cross, crosslegged, cross-banded, corbeled, cater-cornered, strike-breaking, croziered, belowstairs, more...

Opposite:
government bench, ruling party bench, majority bench

Types:
independent, non-partisan, unaffiliated, more...



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