orate vs take the floor

orate

verb
  • To speak formally; to give a speech. 

  • To speak passionately; to preach for or against something. 

adj
  • Competent in oracy; having good speaking skills. 

take the floor

verb
  • To speak at a public meeting. 

How often have the words orate and take the floor occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )