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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Rather, Merkley would eliminate what’s come to be called “the silent filibuster” and force lawmakers to actually take the floor and publicly press their case until they prevail, give up or physically give out.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 11, 2025

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

But a swirling cloud of suspicion surrounds Santos, just as he is poised to take the floor of the House of Representatives on Tuesday, to swear to serve Constitution and country.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 1, 2023

He was at the ball given to the Prince of Wales in the Academy of Music, being the first after the royal guest to take the floor for the waltz.

From Fifth Avenue by Maurice, Arthur Bartlett

take the floor

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