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PRIVILEGE OF THE FLOOR
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Dictionary entry overview: What does privilege of the floor mean?
• PRIVILEGE OF THE FLOOR (noun)
The noun PRIVILEGE OF THE FLOOR has 1 sense:
1. the right to be admitted onto the floor of a legislative assembly while it is in session
Familiarity information: PRIVILEGE OF THE FLOOR used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
• PRIVILEGE OF THE FLOOR (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The right to be admitted onto the floor of a legislative assembly while it is in session
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
Hypernyms ("privilege of the floor" is a kind of...):
exclusive right; perquisite; prerogative; privilege (a right reserved exclusively by a particular person or group (especially a hereditary or official right))
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