floor leader

American

noun

U.S. Government.

the majority leader or minority leader in either the Senate or the House of Representatives.

floor leader British

noun

government a member of a legislative body who organizes his or her party's activities

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Etymology

Origin of floor leader

1895–1900;

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floor leader

On the other hand, the floor leader of the opposition Democratic Party, Park Chan-dae, said Yoon's arrest showed that "justice in South Korea is alive".

From BBC ● Jan. 15, 2025

“This is a triumph of democracy and of the South Korean people,” Park Chan-dae, the opposition party floor leader, said after the vote.

From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 14, 2024

Maxey entered the game averaging 25.6 points in a new role as the floor leader in the wake of the trade of James Harden to the Los Angeles Clippers.

From Seattle Times ● Nov. 12, 2023

Rep. Kevin McCarthy, now the new speaker, had sued over the proxy voting policy in 2020 when he was the GOP’s floor leader.

From Washington Times ● Feb. 15, 2023

Thad Stevens, the aging floor leader in the House of Representatives, pushed his program of “no mercy to the South” and let his contempt for the President spill out in every speech he made.

From "Across Five Aprils" by Irene Hunt

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