speakership
Legislative presiding role
Speakership is the position or tenure of a speaker, especially the presiding officer of a legislative body: Her speakership lasted four years, the fight for the speakership.
The term appears most often in political contexts discussing who holds or seeks the role: He launched his bid for the speakership.
Leading a formal gathering
- gavelSmall ceremonial hammer
- maceBludgeon with flanged head
- rostrumRaised speaker's platform
- House of CommonsElected parliamentary chamber
House of Representatives · legislature · plenary · session · convene · adjournment · quorum · standing orders
Official enactment of statutes
- motionChange in position
- resolutionFormal decision or determination
- amendmentChange to official text
- billAmount owed, written
deliberation · enactment · hearing · committee · caucus · agenda · minutes · bylaws
One who leads meetings
- presiderOne who leads proceedings
- moderatorOne who presates proceedings
- facilitatorNeutral process guide
- convenorOne who summons meetings
overseer · coordinator · administrator · director · head · chief · stewardship · succession
Legal authority's scope
- powerEnergy transfer rate
- controlAuthority to direct
- commandAuthoritative instruction given
- mandateFormal authoritative directive
rule · enforcement · regulation · sovereignty · autonomy · influence · clout · sway
presiding
Leading a formal gathering
House of Commons · House of Representatives · legislature · plenary · session · convene · adjournment · quorum · standing orders · division
legislation
Official enactment of statutes
- motionChange in position
- resolutionFormal decision or determination
- amendmentChange to official text
bill · deliberation · enactment · hearing · committee · caucus · agenda · minutes · bylaws · recess
chairperson
One who leads meetings
- presiderOne who leads proceedings
- moderatorOne who presates proceedings
- facilitatorNeutral process guide
convenor · overseer · coordinator · administrator · director · head · chief · stewardship · succession · appointment
jurisdiction
Legal authority's scope
mandate · rule · enforcement · regulation · sovereignty · autonomy · influence · clout · sway · dominance
speak, speech, speaker, spoken, speaking, spoke, unspeakable, bespoken, unspeaking