Question of the Day #1022

In boardrooms real and virtual, frantic questions have the floor.

From the 2nd paragraph of this article at McKinsey & Company.

  上記の文で、have the floorの意味は？
In the sentence above, what does "have the floor" mean?

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解答

意味：
英辞郎によると、

自分が話をする番である、発言権を持つ

ただし、問題の見出しの場合は、frantic questionsが主語なので「取り乱した質問が中心だ」のような意訳が適切だと思います。

 

Answer

According to Merriam-Webster:

to have the right to speak at a public meeting

 

Examples

• Anyone wishing to speak about the new bylaw is welcome to have the floor.
• Silence, please, the prime minister has the floor.
• Mr Walker, you have the floor, Sir.
• Sit down — the queens have the floor. —Daniela Avila, Peoplemag, 9 Nov. 2022
• The Justice Department will have the floor for the next three and a half weeks to question witnesses and present its evidence, after which the state attorneys general will have two weeks to make a supplementary case. —Gerrit De Vynck, Washington Post, 12 Sep. 2023

   

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