have the floor
Hold speaking privilege
To have the floor is to hold the right to speak in a formal meeting or debate.
Parliamentary procedure grants one person the floor at a time, preventing crosstalk: The senator from Ohio has the floor.
More loosely, it means having everyone's attention for your turn to talk: Go ahead, you have the floor.
Oral communication ability
- addressSpeak to formally
- podiumRaised platform for speakers
- microphoneAudio input device
- audienceGathered viewers collectively
presentation · monologue · lecture · sermon · keynote · oratory · eloquence · articulation
National legislative assembly
- senateLegislative governing body
- assemblyConstructing from components
- legislatureLawmaking governmental branch
- sessionScheduled time for activity
gavel · chairperson · speaker · motion · amendment · proceedings · filibuster · rebuttal
Systematic reasoning process
- rebuttalFormal response disputing claims
- persuasionConvincing through reasoning
- forensicsScientific crime-scene analysis
- interjectionEmotional outcry word class
counterargument · cross-examination · proposition · opening statement · closing argument · moderator · podium · opponent
speech
Oral communication ability
- addressSpeak to formally
- podiumRaised platform for speakers
- microphoneAudio input device
audience · presentation · monologue · lecture · sermon · keynote · oratory · eloquence · articulation · rhetoric
parliament
National legislative assembly
- senateLegislative governing body
- assemblyConstructing from components
- legislatureLawmaking governmental branch
session · gavel · chairperson · speaker · motion · amendment · proceedings · filibuster · rebuttal · deliberation
argumentation
Systematic reasoning process
- rebuttalFormal response disputing claims
- persuasionConvincing through reasoning
- forensicsScientific crime-scene analysis
interjection · counterargument · cross-examination · proposition · opening statement · closing argument · moderator · podium · opponent · rebut
have the floorlisten
Perceive sound attentively
hold one's tongue · remain silent · wait one's turn · sit down · defer
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