cross the floor
Originating from parliamentary practices, 'cross the floor' denotes significant political actions involving party allegiance and voting behavior.
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Definition
C1Parliamentary Politics
(UK, Canada)To leave one's political party and join another, often involving a physical move to sit with the new party members.
Example
- The MP decided to cross the floor and join the opposition party.
C1Legislative Voting
(Australia, UK)To vote against one's own political party's position in parliament.
Example
- She crossed the floor to support the bill proposed by the opposition.
Similar
Terms that have similar or relatively close meanings to "cross the floor":
cross the aislecross the lineturn one's coatbreak rankswalk overstep over