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Webster 1913 Edition


Speakership

Speak′er-ship

,
Noun.
The office of speaker;
as, the
speakership
of the House of Representatives
.

Definition 2024


speakership

speakership

English

Noun

speakership (plural speakerships)

  1. (politics) The role or status of speaker.
    • 2007 June 12, Alissa J. Rubin, “Iraqi Parliament Votes to Oust Speaker Who Intimidated Members”, in New York Times:
      Under the political bargain struck among Iraq’s religious and ethnic groups, the Sunni Arabs hold three leadership positions: one vice presidential slot, one deputy prime minister slot and the speakership.