have the floor

English

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Verb

have the floor (third-person singular simple present has the floor, present participle having the floor, simple past and past participle had the floor)

1. (idiomatic) To have permission or time to speak, especially in a formal situation.

   The representative from New Hampshire has the floor.

Related terms

• take the floor
• give the floor
• hold the floor

Translations

Translations

• Dutch: het woord hebben
• Finnish: olla puheenvuoro (subject in adessive)
• French: avoir la parole (fr)
• Polish: zabierać głos (pl) impf, zabrać głos (pl) pf