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Benched is an American single-camera sitcom, created by Michaela Watkins and Damon Jones, about a high-powered corporate lawyer's fall from grace into the rough-and-tumble world of a public defender.
n. 1. A long seat, often without a back, for two or more persons. 2. Nautical A thwart in a boat. 3. Law. a. The seat for judges in a courtroom. b. The office or position of a judge. c. often Bench The judge or judges composing a court. 4. a. A seat occupied by a person in an official capacity. b. The office of such a person. 5.
1. a. : a long seat for two or more persons. b. : a thwart in a boat. c (1) : a seat on which the members of an athletic team await a turn or opportunity to play. (2) : the reserve players on a team.
Benched: Created by Damon Jones, Michaela Watkins. With Eliza Coupe, Jay Harrington, Carter MacIntyre, Oscar Nuñez. A corporate lawyer who loses her career, her status, and her fiance takes a job at the only place that will hire her: the Public Defender's office.
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S1.E1 ∙ Pilot. In the series premiere, after losing her boyfriend and her high-powered job as an attorney all on one day, Nina finds that the only job available to her is at the Public Defender's office. She quickly realizes that the system is more screwed up than her own crazy personal life.
What does the adjective benched mean? There are three meanings listed in OED's entry for the adjective benched . See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.
