bench

1. (law) The seat where the judges sit in court.Examples: "They are awaiting a decision on the motion from the bench."figuratively

2. (law) The seat where the judges sit in court.Examples: "She sat on the bench for 30 years before she retired."figuratively

3. A seat where people sit together in an official capacity.Examples: "the government front bench"; "On the opposition benches at Holyrood, Scottish Labour's transport spokesman Neil Bibby favours a more formal approach of involving passenger and worker representatives in the management of ScotRail."

4. A seat where people sit together in an official capacity.Examples: "the bench of bishops"; "the civic bench"figuratively

5. A seat where people sit together in an official capacity.Examples: "Mr. Zuckerberg’s repositioning of Meta started in earnest last year, when he began rearranging his bench of lieutenants."figuratively

6. (sports) The place where players (substitutes) and coaches sit when not playing.Examples: "He spent the first three games on the bench, watching."; "But Chelsea, who left Didier Drogba on the bench as coach Carlo Ancelotti favoured Fernando Torres, staged a stirring fightback to move up to fourth and keep United in their sights on a night when nothing other than victory would have kept the Blues in contention."