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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The leading scorer and floor leader is 5-foot-9 senior guard Aniya Gourdine, who averages 11.9 points and 4.7 rebounds a game.
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Bill Center, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Mar. 2025
In November 2023, he was forced to step down from his powerful perches as floor leader and Zoning Committee chief after a high-profile confrontation with a colleague, 37th Ward Ald.
—Laura Washington, Chicago Tribune, 5 Mar. 2025
Four years later, Johnson’s historic 2023 election would pave the way for Ramirez-Rosa to rise to the plum gigs of Zoning Committee chair and the mayor’s floor leader, the latter of which is tasked with whipping up support for his agenda.
—Jake Sheridan, Chicago Tribune, 28 Feb. 2025
Park Chan-dae, floor leader of the liberal opposition Democratic Party, called the anti-corruption agency’s withdrawal regrettable and urged the agency to make another attempt to detain Yoon.
—Kim Tong-Hyung, Los Angeles Times, 3 Jan. 2025
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Bill Center, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Mar. 2025
In November 2023, he was forced to step down from his powerful perches as floor leader and Zoning Committee chief after a high-profile confrontation with a colleague, 37th Ward Ald.
—Laura Washington, Chicago Tribune, 5 Mar. 2025
Four years later, Johnson’s historic 2023 election would pave the way for Ramirez-Rosa to rise to the plum gigs of Zoning Committee chair and the mayor’s floor leader, the latter of which is tasked with whipping up support for his agenda.
—Jake Sheridan, Chicago Tribune, 28 Feb. 2025
Park Chan-dae, floor leader of the liberal opposition Democratic Party, called the anti-corruption agency’s withdrawal regrettable and urged the agency to make another attempt to detain Yoon.
—Kim Tong-Hyung, Los Angeles Times, 3 Jan. 2025
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“Floor leader.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/floor%20leader. Accessed 27 May. 2025.
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