Speaker of the House of Representatives

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The Speaker of the House of Representatives is the presiding officer and highest authority of the lower chamber in a parliamentary legislature, responsible for overseeing debates, maintaining order, and representing the house.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf legislative position
parliamentary office
presiding officer
public office
authorityDerivedFrom constitution
parliamentary law
standing orders of the House
hasResponsibility announcing results of votes
calling the House to order
disciplining members who breach order
enforcing the rules of procedure
ensuring fair debate
ensuring members follow standing orders
ensuring the security and decorum of the chamber
maintaining order during sessions
managing the agenda in the chamber
overseeing debates
protecting the rights of all members
putting questions to a vote
representing the House in ceremonial functions
representing the House in its relations with the head of state
representing the House in its relations with the upper chamber
hasRole decider on points of order
guardian of parliamentary procedure
highest authority in the House of Representatives
interpreter of parliamentary rules
maintainer of order in the chamber
manager of legislative business in the chamber
official spokesperson of the House in formal capacities
overseer of debates
presiding officer of the House of Representatives
recognizer of members to speak
representative of the House institutionally
signatory of acts and resolutions of the House
isAnalogousTo Speaker of the lower house in other bicameral parliaments
isHeadOf House of Representatives
isHighestAuthorityIn House of Representatives
isPartOf legislative branch of government
parliamentary leadership
isPresidingOfficerOf House of Representatives
isUsuallyElectedBy members of the House of Representatives
mayHavePower to cast tie‑breaking votes in some systems
to determine which motions are taken up
to rule members out of order
positionIn House of Representatives
lower house of a legislature
parliamentary system
requires election by members of the House of Representatives
termDependsOn rules of the specific legislature

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The Diet hasLeaderTitle Speaker of the House of Representatives
Massachusetts House of Representatives elects Speaker of the House
linked to: Speaker of the House of Representatives
House of Representatives of Australia presidingOfficerTitle Speaker of the House of Representatives
House of Representatives of Puerto Rico presidingOfficerTitle Speaker of the House
linked to: Speaker of the House of Representatives
House of Representatives of Puerto Rico leaderTitle Speaker of the House
linked to: Speaker of the House of Representatives
House of Representatives of Japan presidingOfficerTitle Speaker of the House of Representatives
New Zealand Parliament hasLeaderTitle Speaker of the House
linked to: Speaker of the House of Representatives
House Majority Whip worksWith Speaker of the House
linked to: Speaker of the House of Representatives
Georgia House of Representatives presidingOfficerTitle Speaker of the House
linked to: Speaker of the House of Representatives
House of Representatives of the Philippines leadershipPosition Speaker of the House of Representatives of the Philippines
linked to: Speaker of the House of Representatives
House of Representatives of Jamaica presidingOfficerTitle Speaker of the House of Representatives
Parliament of Morocco presidingOfficerLowerHouseTitle President of the House of Representatives
linked to: Speaker of the House of Representatives
House of Representatives (Netherlands) presidingOfficerTitle President of the House of Representatives
subject linked to: House of Representatives
linked to: Speaker of the House of Representatives
House of Representatives of Nigeria officeTitleOfPresidingOfficer Speaker of the House of Representatives
Connecticut General Assembly housePresidingOfficerTitle Speaker of the House
linked to: Speaker of the House of Representatives
Connecticut House of Representatives hasPresidingOfficerTitle Speaker of the House
linked to: Speaker of the House of Representatives
the House presidingOfficerTitle Speaker of the House of Representatives
House of Representatives chamber presidingOfficer Speaker of the House
linked to: Speaker of the House of Representatives
Mississippi House of Representatives elects Speaker of the House
linked to: Speaker of the House of Representatives
Speaker of the House of Representatives of Japan nativeName 衆議院議長
linked to: Speaker of the House of Representatives
Kentucky General Assembly headOfGovernmentRole Speaker of the House (House presiding officer)
linked to: Speaker of the House of Representatives
Kentucky House of Representatives presidingOfficerTitle Speaker of the House
linked to: Speaker of the House of Representatives
Speaker of the National Assembly nativeLabel 국회의장
linked to: Speaker of the House of Representatives
Shūgiin presidingOfficerTitle Speaker of the House of Representatives
Majority Leader relatedTo Speaker of the House
linked to: Speaker of the House of Representatives
町村信孝 代表的役職 衆議院議長
subject linked to: 町村 信孝
linked to: Speaker of the House of Representatives
Vermont House of Representatives presidingOfficerTitle Speaker of the House
linked to: Speaker of the House of Representatives
Ohio House of Representatives presidingOfficerTitle Speaker of the House
linked to: Speaker of the House of Representatives
Arkansas General Assembly hasLeaderTitle Speaker of the House
linked to: Speaker of the House of Representatives
Arkansas House of Representatives leaderTitle Speaker of the House
linked to: Speaker of the House of Representatives
Article I, Section 2 of the United States Constitution establishes the office of Speaker of the House of Representatives
linked to: Speaker of the House of Representatives
Louisiana State Legislature houseLeaderTitleLowerHouse Speaker of the House
linked to: Speaker of the House of Representatives
Wyoming House of Representatives presidingOfficerTitle Speaker of the House
linked to: Speaker of the House of Representatives
House of Representatives of Morocco presidentTitle President of the House of Representatives
linked to: Speaker of the House of Representatives
Parliament of Malta hasLeader Speaker of the House of Representatives
Parliament of Malta elects Speaker of the House of Representatives
National Assembly (Nigeria) hasLeaderLowerHouseTitle Speaker of the House of Representatives
subject linked to: National Assembly
Australian parliamentary broadcasting supervisedBy Speaker of the House of Representatives
House of Representatives of Thailand presidingOfficerTitle Speaker of the House of Representatives
House of Representatives of Fiji presidingOfficerTitle Speaker of the House of Representatives
House of Representatives in its relations with external bodies involves Speaker of the House of Representatives
Federal Parliament of Nepal presidingOfficerLowerHouseTitle Speaker of the House of Representatives
subject linked to: Federal Parliament
House of Representatives of Antigua and Barbuda presidingOfficerTitle Speaker of the House of Representatives
HoR (Nepal) presidingOfficerTitle Speaker of the House of Representatives
House of Representatives of Trinidad and Tobago presidingOfficerTitle Speaker of the House
linked to: Speaker of the House of Representatives
Michigan House of Representatives presidingOfficerTitle Speaker of the House
linked to: Speaker of the House of Representatives