floor leader

noun

: a member of a legislative body chosen by a party to have charge of its organization and strategy on the floor

Examples of floor leader in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Now, as the 2025 General Assembly prepares for a busy February, the Paducah Republican and the GOP's House floor leader is pushing for change. —Lucas Aulbach, The Courier-Journal, 2 July 2025

Pamela Stevenson, the Democratic floor leader in the Kentucky House and the sole Democrat to launch a campaign for the U.S. Senate race so far, brought in $150,000 last quarter and ended June with nearly $49,000 in the bank. —Samantha-Jo Roth, The Washington Examiner, 16 July 2025

Pamela Stevenson, the Kentucky Democratic Party's House floor leader in Frankfort, has released the first ad in her U.S. Senate 2026 bid. —Lucas Aulbach, The Courier-Journal, 2 July 2025

In other news: Drivers: The House floor leader is leading the charge to lower the age a teen is eligible for a driver's permit from 16 to 15 in the 2025 General Assembly. —Ray Padilla, The Courier-Journal, 2 July 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1899, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for floor leader

• cheerleader
• proofreader
• ringleader
• bleeder
• breeder
• feeder
• lieder
• meader
• pleader
• reader
• reeder
• seeder