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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Flora is the Republican floor leader, the third most-powerful Republican in his caucus.
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Andrew Sheeler, Sacramento Bee, 6 June 2024
Besides the November tie-breaker vote Johnson cast to rescue his former floor leader and ex-Zoning Committee chair, Ald.
—A.d. Quig, Chicago Tribune, 12 May 2024
Because Smith was Utah’s floor leader (7.1 assists per game) and Keita left for the school down the road.
—Jon Wilner, The Mercury News, 7 May 2024
After her speech, majority floor leader Sen. Damon Thayer, R-Georgetown, confronted Berg on the Senate floor.
—Rebecca Grapevine, The Courier-Journal, 15 Mar. 2024
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Andrew Sheeler, Sacramento Bee, 6 June 2024
Besides the November tie-breaker vote Johnson cast to rescue his former floor leader and ex-Zoning Committee chair, Ald.
—A.d. Quig, Chicago Tribune, 12 May 2024
Because Smith was Utah’s floor leader (7.1 assists per game) and Keita left for the school down the road.
—Jon Wilner, The Mercury News, 7 May 2024
After her speech, majority floor leader Sen. Damon Thayer, R-Georgetown, confronted Berg on the Senate floor.
—Rebecca Grapevine, The Courier-Journal, 15 Mar. 2024
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“Floor leader.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/floor%20leader. Accessed 2 Jul. 2024.
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