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seat vs backbench

backbench vs seat

seat and backbench both are nouns.

seat is a verb but backbench is not a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
seat Yes No Yes No
backbench Yes No No No
As nouns, backbench is a hyponym of seat; that is, backbench is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than seat:
  • seat: any support where you can sit (especially the part of a chair or bench etc. on which you sit)
  • backbench: any of the seats occupied by backbenchers in the House of Commons
Other hyponyms of seat include backseat, balloon seat, bell seat, bicycle seat, saddle, boatswain's chair, bosun's chair, bucket seat, car seat, chair, cockpit, crossbench, capsule, ejection seat, ejector seat, front bench, houdah, howdah, jump seat, pillion, plane seat, rumble, rumble seat, saddle, saddle seat, sliding seat.
seat (noun) backbench (noun)
any support where you can sit (especially the part of a chair or bench etc. on which you sit) any of the seats occupied by backbenchers in the House of Commons
furniture that is designed for sitting on
the cloth covering for the buttocks
a part of a machine that supports or guides another part
the legal right to sit as a member in a legislative or similar body
the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on
a center of authority (as a city from which authority is exercised)
a space reserved for sitting (as in a theater or on a train or airplane)
the location (metaphorically speaking) where something is based
seat (verb) backbench (verb)
show to a seat; assign a seat for
place or attach firmly in or on a base
place in or on a seat
provide with seats
put a seat on a chair
place ceremoniously or formally in an office or position
be able to seat
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