the floor
From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishthe floorthe floora) GROUP OF PEOPLEMEETthe people attending a public meeting Are there any questions from the floor? b) TBBPGPthe part of a parliament, public meeting place etc where people sit The delegates crowded the floor of the House. → floorExamples from the Corpusthe floor• the floor of the Mediterranean• The delegates crowded the floor of the House.• Are there any questions from the floor?• They're still attempting to recover the plane's wreckage from the ocean floor.• The boys found some bones on the floor of the cave.