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cross the floor en · VERB
Meanings
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(UK, of a member of a parliament) To vote against one’s own political party in parliament.
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(UK, informal, of a member of a 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:
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Synonyms
cross the aisle