cross the floor
cross the floor verb: to vote against one’s own political party in parliament.
Verb
cross the floor (third-person singular simple present crosses the floor, present participle crossing the floor, simple past and past participle crossed the floor)
- To vote against one’s own political party in parliament.
- To resign from one’s political party and join another party, resulting in moving from one’s currently assigned desk or seat in the legislative chamber to a new desk or seat physically located with the other members of one’s new party.
- Two weeks ago, Mr Davies intimated to Mr Brown that he was ready to cross the floor.2007 June 27, Philip Webster, Francis Elliott, “How Brown led his latest recruit across the floor”, in Times of London, retrieved 09 Nov 2008
Synonyms of cross the floor
Forms of cross the floor
| third-person singular present | crosses the floor |
|---|---|
| present participle | crossing the floor |
| past participle | crossed the floor |
| past | crossed the floor |
Questions about cross the floor
- What does cross the floor mean?
- Cross the floor means to vote against one’s own political party in parliament.
- What part of speech is cross the floor?
- Cross the floor is a verb.
- What is the past tense of cross the floor?
- The past tense of cross the floor is crossed the floor.
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