take the floor

VERB

address

Synonyms

STRONGEST

call discuss talk

STRONG

approach bespeak discourse greet hail lecture memorialize orate pitch pontificate sermonize spiel spout stump

WEAK

deliver speech deliver talk get on a soapbox give speech give talk root for

Antonyms

STRONGEST

listen refrain

STRONG

be quiet

WEAK

avoid cut disregard ignore overlook pass shun slight

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Representatives of each parliamentary group will then take the floor and Prime Minister Élisabeth Borne will conclude the debate.

From New York Times • Mar. 20, 2023

As the Wizards head into the All-Star break, Sheppard is right that Beal, Kuzma and Porzingis haven’t been able to consistently take the floor together.

From Washington Times • Feb. 16, 2023

While he was rehabbing, he wondered whether he would ever take the floor with Durant and Irving in Brooklyn.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 26, 2022

Their athletic director will then take the floor before BYU volleyball’s next home game, with a microphone in his right hand and small piece of blue paper in his left.

From Washington Post • Aug. 29, 2022

As Ricky came forward to take the floor again, and ask for further discussion, Tom looked around.

From The Way of Decision by Pease, M. C.

take the floor

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