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speaker

Also known as speaker of the parliament, speaker of the house, parliamentary speaker, legislative speaker, president, president of the congress, Speaker of parliament

presiding officer of a national assembly or legislative body, originated in the Westminster Parliament

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name in kana: ぎちょう
Commons category: Legislative speakers
female form of label: Presidenta do Parlamento

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Speakers and presiding officers from various Commonwealth nations meet for a Commonwealth Speakers and Presiding Officers Conference in Wellington, New Zealand, 1984 Marshal's chair in the Sejm, lower chamber of the Polish Parliament

The speaker of a deliberative assembly, especially a legislative body, is its presiding officer, or the chair. The first documented use of the title was in 1377 in England.