speaker
noun
a person who speaks.
speakership
-
a word derived from
speaker.
Example Sentences
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Looking ahead, if the current House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries wins the speakership as expected in the new Congress, he would become the first Black speaker of the House in US history.
From Barron's ● Nov. 4, 2026
Back when he was first elected to the speakership, David Kirkpatrick of the New Yorker interviewed Johnson and shared this anecdote, which illustrates how he operates:
From Salon ● Oct. 12, 2025
In January 2023, California Republican Kevin McCarthy went through 15 rounds of ballots before winning the speakership.
From BBC ● Dec. 19, 2024
In the same interview, Kinzinger elaborated on his rebuke of McCarthy, who left Congress shortly after being ousted from the speakership in October 2023.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 6, 2024
In his last two terms he was the candidate of his party for the speakership of the house of representatives.
From A Compilation of the Messages and Papers of the Presidents Volume 6, part 1: Abraham Lincoln by James D. (James Daniel) Richardson
