| 1. | (in the House of Commons) either of two seats near the Speaker, on which the leaders of the major parties sit. |
| 2. | the leaders who occupy a front bench. |
| front bench n. The first bench on either side of the aisle in a parliament, reserved for ministers and leaders of the principal political parties. front'-bench'er (frŭnt'běnch'ər) n. |
