floor leader

noun

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

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Kennedy was first elected to the state Senate in 2014 and served as former Gov. Nathan Deal's floor leader as a freshman and was eventually voted by his colleagues to be Senate President Pro Tempore. Dan Raby, CBS News, 9 Dec. 2025 Shang-Jin Wei from Columbia University and Columbia Business School along with Yifan Zhou from Xi’an Jiaotong-Liverpool University looked at lawmakers who ascended to leadership posts, such as Speaker of the House as well as House and Senate floor leaders, whips, and conference/caucus chairs. Jason Ma, Fortune, 7 Dec. 2025 Stevenson has represented Louisville's House District 43 since 2021 and is currently the Democratic Party's House floor leader. Hannah Pinski, Louisville Courier Journal, 30 Sep. 2025 Even one of Kemp’s official floor leaders in the state House, Rep. Matthew Gambill, parted ways with the governor to endorse Collins. Jeff Amy, Chicago Tribune, 4 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for floor leader

Word History

First Known Use

1899, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of floor leader was in 1899

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“Floor leader.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/floor%20leader. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.

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