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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Four years later, Johnson’s historic 2023 election would pave the way for Ramirez-Rosa to rise to the plum gigs of Zoning Committee chair and the mayor’s floor leader, the latter of which is tasked with whipping up support for his agenda.
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Jake Sheridan, Chicago Tribune, 28 Feb. 2025
Park Chan-dae, floor leader of the liberal opposition Democratic Party, called the anti-corruption agency’s withdrawal regrettable and urged the agency to make another attempt to detain Yoon.
—Kim Tong-Hyung, Los Angeles Times, 3 Jan. 2025
Senate Republicans elect new floor leader, caucus chair For the first time in over a decade, the Kentucky Senate Republican Caucus will have a new floor leader after Sen. Damon Thayer, R-Georgetown, decided to not run for reelection in his district.
—Hannah Pinski, The Courier-Journal, 17 Dec. 2024
Image But Kwon Seong-dong, a Yoon ally who was elected as the party’s floor leader on Thursday, said its stance of opposing impeachment had not changed.
—Choe Sang-Hun, New York Times, 12 Dec. 2024
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Jake Sheridan, Chicago Tribune, 28 Feb. 2025
Park Chan-dae, floor leader of the liberal opposition Democratic Party, called the anti-corruption agency’s withdrawal regrettable and urged the agency to make another attempt to detain Yoon.
—Kim Tong-Hyung, Los Angeles Times, 3 Jan. 2025
Senate Republicans elect new floor leader, caucus chair For the first time in over a decade, the Kentucky Senate Republican Caucus will have a new floor leader after Sen. Damon Thayer, R-Georgetown, decided to not run for reelection in his district.
—Hannah Pinski, The Courier-Journal, 17 Dec. 2024
Image But Kwon Seong-dong, a Yoon ally who was elected as the party’s floor leader on Thursday, said its stance of opposing impeachment had not changed.
—Choe Sang-Hun, New York Times, 12 Dec. 2024
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“Floor leader.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/floor%20leader. Accessed 11 Mar. 2025.
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