crossing the aisle

listen to the pronunciation of crossing the aisle
English - English
Present participle of cross the aisle
moving from one political party to the other for advantageous reasons
cross the aisle
To vote, unite, or otherwise co-operate with members of another political party in order to achieve governmental or political action

It's voters who seem to want Republicans and Democrats in the next Congress to cross the aisle and try something different in Iraq.

cross the aisle
Of a member of a parliament, 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

After Stronach's 2005 defection to Paul Martin's Liberals . . . . t least one Tory MP openly called her a whore for crossing the aisle.

crossing the aisle

    Hyphenation

    cross·ing the aisle

    Turkish pronunciation

    krôsîng dhi ayl

    Pronunciation

    /ˈkrôsəɴɢ ᴛʜē ˈīl/ /ˈkrɔːsɪŋ ðiː ˈaɪl/
Favorites