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Meaning of cross the floor | Babel Free

Verb CEFR C1

Definitions

  1. To vote against one’s own political party in parliament.
    UK
  2. 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.
    UK, informal

Examples

“Two weeks ago, Mr Davies intimated to Mr Brown that he was ready to cross the floor.”

CEFR level

C1
Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
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See also

cross the line cross the river cross the Rubicon cross the streams cross the Styx cross the t's and dot the i's

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