house speaker
Congressional gavel holder
The house speaker is the presiding officer of a legislative chamber, most notably the Speaker of the House of Representatives in the U.S.
Congress.
The speaker controls floor debate, recognizes members to speak, and wields significant political power as leader of the majority party: The house speaker refused to bring the bill to a vote.
- presiding officerOne who leads meetings
- party leaderHead of political faction
- floor managerSupervisor of retail area
- coalition builderOne uniting disparate groups
- negotiatorOne who bargains professionally
Henry Clay · Nancy Pelosi · Newt Gingrich · spokesperson · public figure · Capitol · campaigner · James K. Polk · national symbol · strategist · decision-maker · debt ceiling · gavel · majority leader · Paul Ryan · sworn in · second in line · rules committee
- officialsofficial, officials, bailiff, bureaucrat, congressman
- legislatorslegislator, lawmaker, member of parliament, state senator, assemblyman