crossbench

See also: cross-bench

English

Adjective

crossbench (comparative more crossbench, superlative most crossbench)

1. Alternative form of cross-bench
   • 2009 April 12, Diane Abbott, Donald MacLeod, Mary Warnock, Barbara Gunnell, “What dilemma would you give a five-year-old?”, in The Observer‎^[1]:

     Mary Warnock is a philosopher and crossbench peer.

   • 2022 November 2, “Network News: Sir Peter Hendy destined for House of Lords”, in RAIL, number 969, page 21:

     Network Rail Chairman Sir Peter Hendy CBE has been nominated for a Crossbench Peerage.

Derived terms

• crossbencher

Further reading

• “cross bench”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.