front bench
noun [ C ] uk/ˌfrʌnt ˈbentʃ/ us/ˌfrʌnt ˈbentʃ/
（英国议会中供执政党和反对党领导人就座的）前座;前座议员
one of the two rows of seats in the UK parliament used by leading members of the government and leading members of the main opposition party (= the party not in government), or the people who sit in these seats
The prime minister's reply was met with howls of laughter from the opposition front bench. 首相的回答引起了反对党前座议员的阵阵哄笑。
a former front-bench Treasury spokeswoman 前财政部前座议员发言人
Compare: backbench