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crosses the floor

crosses the floor is the third-person singular simple present indicative of cross the floor.

Meaning of cross the floor

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)

  1. (UK) To vote against one’s own political party in parliament.
  2. (UK, informal) 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

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What is crosses the floor the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Crosses the floor is the third-person singular simple present indicative of cross the floor.

Words near crosses the floor in the dictionary

  1. crosses someone's path
  2. crosses someone's T
  3. crosses swords
  4. crosses that bridge when one comes to it
  5. crosses the aisle
  6. crosses the floor
  7. crosses the line
  8. crosses the river
  9. crosses the Rubicon
  10. crosses the streams
  11. crosses the Styx

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