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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In other news: Drivers: The House floor leader is leading the charge to lower the age a teen is eligible for a driver's permit from 16 to 15 in the 2025 General Assembly.
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Ray Padilla, The Courier-Journal, 2 July 2025
That, and his support for Johnson in the 2023 mayoral election, earned him coveted spots as Johnson’s floor leader and chair of the council’s Zoning Committee.
—Laura Washington, Chicago Tribune, 5 Mar. 2025
The leading scorer and floor leader is 5-foot-9 senior guard Aniya Gourdine, who averages 11.9 points and 4.7 rebounds a game.
—Bill Center, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Mar. 2025
In November 2023, he was forced to step down from his powerful perches as floor leader and Zoning Committee chief after a high-profile confrontation with a colleague, 37th Ward Ald.
—Laura Washington, Chicago Tribune, 5 Mar. 2025
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Ray Padilla, The Courier-Journal, 2 July 2025
That, and his support for Johnson in the 2023 mayoral election, earned him coveted spots as Johnson’s floor leader and chair of the council’s Zoning Committee.
—Laura Washington, Chicago Tribune, 5 Mar. 2025
The leading scorer and floor leader is 5-foot-9 senior guard Aniya Gourdine, who averages 11.9 points and 4.7 rebounds a game.
—Bill Center, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Mar. 2025
In November 2023, he was forced to step down from his powerful perches as floor leader and Zoning Committee chief after a high-profile confrontation with a colleague, 37th Ward Ald.
—Laura Washington, Chicago Tribune, 5 Mar. 2025
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“Floor leader.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/floor%20leader. Accessed 21 Jul. 2025.
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