English Explanatory Dictionary

lobby fodder

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Members of Parliament who vote according to the party line but otherwise contribute little or nothing.

Word forms

lobby fodder

Etymology

Alluding to the division of the assembly, in which MPs walk through one of the two division lobbies on either side of the House in order to vote for or against.

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