back bench
noun
any of the rows of seats occupied by the backbenchers.
Compare
front bench.
Origin of back bench
First recorded in 1870–75
Words nearby back bench
back and forth,
back and to,
back away,
back bacon,
back bay,
back bench,
back boiler,
back burner,
back burner, on a,
back catalogue,
back channel
Example sentences from the Web for back bench
Why is a general so lionized hanging up his uniform for a back-bench position?
But the Virginia congressman has the most to gain from a back-bench revolt.