bench

About 8.98 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. noun A long seat with or without a back, found for example in parks and schools.

   They sat on a park bench and tossed bread crumbs to the ducks and pigeons.

2. noun The seat where the judges sit in court. The people who decide on the verdict, collectively; the judiciary.

   They are awaiting a decision on the motion from the bench.

3. noun The people who decide on the verdict, collectively; the judiciary.

   They are awaiting a decision on the motion from the bench.

4. noun The office or dignity of a judge.

   She sat on the bench for 30 years before she retired.

5. noun A seat where people sit together in an official capacity. A long seat for politicians in a parliamentary chamber.

   the government front bench

6. noun A long seat for politicians in a parliamentary chamber.

   the government front bench

7. noun The dignity of holding an official seat.

   the bench of bishops

8. noun The people who hold a certain type of official seat, collectively; a group of officeholders.

Similar words

workbench terrace judiciary work bench chair stool bed bedroom porch fixture

Often followed by

and in of to with at for or on

Word family

Bench Johnny Bench Johnny Lee Bench benched benches benching