speaker of the house
Parlor's verbal presenter
The Speaker of the House is the presiding officer of a legislative body's lower chamber, most prominently the U.S.
House of Representatives.
The Speaker controls debate, recognizes members to speak, and interprets procedural rules.
In the U.S., the position is second in the presidential line of succession after the vice president.
The Speaker gaveled the session to order.
- presiding officerOne who leads meetings
- party leadershipThose directing a faction
- constitutional authorityPower granted by supreme law
- sworn inFormally bound by oath
- debateFormal argument on issues
point of order · quorum · order · gavel · roll call vote · committee hearings · impeachment · rostrum · mace · parliamentary procedure · Nancy Pelosi · Kevin McCarthy · prime minister · bicameral legislature · rule · whip · rule enforcement · legislative agenda
- officialsofficial, officials, bailiff, bureaucrat, congressman
- State Legislaturesstate senate, state assembly, state senator, general assembly, legislative session
- governmentgovernment, ministries, legislature, judiciary, executive branch
speaker of the housebackbencher
Rank-and-file parliamentarian
junior member · ordinary citizen · private citizen · constituent