have the floor

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have the floor (third-person singular simple present has the floor, present participle having the floor, simple past and past participle had the floor)

(idiomatic) To have permission or time to speak, especially in a formal situation.
The representative from New Hampshire has the floor.

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Translations

Dutch: het woord hebben
Finnish: olla puheenvuoro (subject in adessive)
French: avoir la parole (fr)
Polish: zabierać głos (pl) impf, zabrać głos (pl) pf

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