Speaker of Parliament

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The Speaker of Parliament is the presiding officer who leads parliamentary sessions, maintains order, and represents the legislature in its official functions.

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Label Occurrences
Speaker of Parliament canonical 1

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Statements (50)

Predicate Object
instanceOf parliamentary office ⓘ
presiding officer ⓘ
differsFrom President of the Republic ⓘ
Prime Minister ⓘ
domainOf parliament ⓘ
hasAuthorityTo authorize emergency debates ⓘ
decide on the classification of bills for procedure ⓘ
determine whether a quorum is present ⓘ
name or sanction disorderly members ⓘ
order members to withdraw from the chamber ⓘ
rule on admissibility of motions ⓘ
hasJurisdictionOver plenary sittings of parliament ⓘ
hasRole announcing results of votes ⓘ
authorizing the use of parliamentary facilities ⓘ
calling members to speak ⓘ
chairing certain parliamentary committees in some systems ⓘ
deciding on points of order ⓘ
enforcing parliamentary discipline ⓘ
ensuring adherence to the standing orders ⓘ
ensuring compliance with constitutional provisions related to procedure ⓘ
ensuring impartial conduct of business ⓘ
ensuring parliamentary rules are followed ⓘ
ensuring transparency of parliamentary proceedings ⓘ
guaranteeing fair treatment of majority and opposition ⓘ
interpreting parliamentary procedure ⓘ
maintaining decorum during debates ⓘ
maintaining order in the chamber ⓘ
managing debates ⓘ
managing the speaking list ⓘ
overseeing administrative services of the chamber ⓘ
presiding over parliamentary sessions ⓘ
protecting the rights of all members ⓘ
putting questions to a vote ⓘ
representing parliament at ceremonial events ⓘ
representing parliament in relations with other institutions ⓘ
representing parliament in relations with the head of state ⓘ
representing the legislature in official functions ⓘ
signing adopted legislation ⓘ
suspending or adjourning sittings ⓘ
hasSymbol mace in many parliaments ⓘ
speaker’s chair ⓘ
isPartOf legislative branch ⓘ
parliamentary system ⓘ
mayBeAppointedBy head of state in some countries ⓘ
reportsTo parliament as a collective body ⓘ
requiresQuality ability to manage debates ⓘ
impartiality ⓘ
knowledge of parliamentary procedure ⓘ
seatLocatedIn parliamentary chamber ⓘ
typicallyElectedBy members of parliament ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Speaker of Parliament of Uganda → nativeLabel → Speaker of Parliament ⓘ
subject linked to: Speaker of Parliament