Synonyms of taking the floor

taking the floor

phrase

present participle of take the floor

as in speaking

to give a formal often extended talk on a subject

The senator took the floor to talk about international relations.

Synonyms & Similar Words

• speaking
• lecturing
• holding forth
• talking
• expatiating
• haranguing
• orating
• discoursing
• declaiming
• descanting
• soliloquizing
• reciting
• sermonizing
• expounding
• disserting
• pontificating
• mouthing
• spouting
• filibustering