have the floor
idiom
: to have the right to speak at a public meeting
Anyone wishing to speak about the new bylaw is welcome to have the floor.
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The Justice Department will have the floor for the next three and a half weeks to question witnesses and present its evidence, after which the state attorneys general will have two weeks to make a supplementary case.
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Gerrit De Vynck, Washington Post, 12 Sep. 2023
Sit down — the queens have the floor.
—Daniela Avila, Peoplemag, 9 Nov. 2022
But with 6-feet social distancing still in effect, most restaurants don’t have the floor space to truly make 100% possible.
—Susan Dunne, courant.com, 20 Apr. 2021
To enforce this rule, the candidate who does not have the floor will have his mic muted.
—Nicole Sganga, CBS News, 20 Oct. 2020
The candidate who does not have the floor will have his mic muted.
—Washington Post, 19 Oct. 2020
Fixing the debates: Option 1: Candidates speak from soundproof booths; moderator cuts mic of whoever doesn’t have the floor.
—Star Tribune, 30 Sep. 2020
Gerrit De Vynck, Washington Post, 12 Sep. 2023
Sit down — the queens have the floor.
—Daniela Avila, Peoplemag, 9 Nov. 2022
But with 6-feet social distancing still in effect, most restaurants don’t have the floor space to truly make 100% possible.
—Susan Dunne, courant.com, 20 Apr. 2021
To enforce this rule, the candidate who does not have the floor will have his mic muted.
—Nicole Sganga, CBS News, 20 Oct. 2020
The candidate who does not have the floor will have his mic muted.
—Washington Post, 19 Oct. 2020
Fixing the debates: Option 1: Candidates speak from soundproof booths; moderator cuts mic of whoever doesn’t have the floor.
—Star Tribune, 30 Sep. 2020
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