the front bench

(either of the two rows of seats in the British Parliament occupied by the) leading members of the government and opposition （在英国议会中的两排）前座（的政府及反对党议员）: members on the front bench(es) opposite 反对党前座议员 * [attrib 作定语] the ,front-bench `spokesman on defence 议会中谈论国防事务的前座发言人. front-`bencher n Member of Parliament entitled to sit on the front bench 前座议员.

the dispossessed, the dog-star, the East End, the Eastern Bloc, the elect, the electric chair, the English Channel (also the Channel), the Eternal City, the evening star, the fair sex, the faithful, the fallen, the Far East, the Far West, the few, the fine print, the first person, the First World War (also World War I), the foregoing, the former, the front line, the generation gap, The Globe, the golden mean, the Grand National, the Great Bear, the Great Lakes, the Great War, the Green Party, the gripes, the Gulf Stream, the handicapped, the high jump, the high sea (also the high seas), the Himalayas, the Holy City, the Holy Father, the Holy Ghost, the Holy Grail, the Holy Land,