presiding officer of a legislature
C20894
concept
The presiding officer of a legislature is the individual, such as a speaker or chair, who leads legislative sessions, manages debates and procedures, and ensures that the rules of the legislative body are followed.
Observed surface forms (22)
- legislative leadership role ×4
- speaker of a lower house ×3
- state legislative speaker ×3
- leadership position in a legislative body ×2
- legislative assembly speaker ×2
- speaker of an upper house ×2
- speaker of parliament ×2
- state legislative leadership position ×2
- Speaker of Parliament ×1
- Speaker of a legislative assembly ×1
- Speaker of a lower house ×1
- Speaker of a lower legislative chamber ×1
- Speaker of a state lower house ×1
- chairperson position ×1
- chairwoman ×1
- county legislature presiding officer ×1
- former Presiding Officer of the National Assembly for Wales ×1
- government house leader ×1
- legislative presiding officer ×1
- office in Dáil Éireann ×1
- parliamentary presiding officer ×1
- presiding officer of a legislative body ×1
Instances (38)
- President of the Monroe County Legislature via concept surface "county legislature presiding officer"
- Deputy Speaker of the Assam Legislative Assembly
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Rayburn
via concept surface "Speaker of a lower house"
surface form: Sam Rayburn
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PGA
via concept surface "parliamentary presiding officer"
surface form: President of the United Nations General Assembly
- Leas-Cheann Comhairle via concept surface "office in Dáil Éireann"
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William Crump (first Speaker of the Republic of Texas House)
via concept surface "Speaker of a legislative assembly"
surface form: William Crump
- Speaker of the Illinois House of Representatives via concept surface "state legislative speaker"
- Gertrude Lamfrom via concept surface "chairwoman"
- President of the Chamber of Deputies of Italy via concept surface "speaker of a lower house"
- Council Vice President via concept surface "legislative leadership role"
- President Pro Tempore of the Oklahoma Senate via concept surface "leadership position in a legislative body"
- President of the South Australian Legislative Council via concept surface "speaker of an upper house"
- President of Dáil Éireann via concept surface "speaker of a lower house"
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Jason White
via concept surface "presiding officer of a legislative body"
surface form: Speaker of the Mississippi House of Representatives
- Speaker of the Mississippi House of Representatives via concept surface "state legislative leadership position"
- President of the West Virginia Senate via concept surface "state legislative leadership position"
- Speaker of the Western Australian Legislative Assembly via concept surface "speaker of a lower house"
- Speaker of the Tennessee Senate via concept surface "speaker of an upper house"
- President of the Seimas via concept surface "speaker of parliament"
- President of the Landtag via concept surface "speaker of parliament"
- David W. Osborne via concept surface "Speaker of a state lower house"
- Lord Elis-Thomas via concept surface "former Presiding Officer of the National Assembly for Wales"
- Nabih Berri via concept surface "Speaker of Parliament"
- Speaker of the Ohio House of Representatives via concept surface "state legislative speaker"
- Speaker of the Louisiana House of Representatives via concept surface "state legislative speaker"
- Vice Presidents of the Abgeordnetenhaus via concept surface "legislative leadership role"
- chairman of Globalia via concept surface "chairperson position"
- Deputy Speaker of the Manipur Legislative Assembly via concept surface "legislative presiding officer"
- Leader of the Opposition in the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly via concept surface "legislative leadership role"
- Leader of the Opposition in Arunachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly via concept surface "legislative leadership role"
- Deputy Speaker of the Kerala Legislative Assembly
- Speaker of the Arunachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly via concept surface "legislative assembly speaker"
- Leader in the House of Commons (Canada) via concept surface "government house leader"
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John
via concept surface "Speaker of a lower legislative chamber"
surface form: John Boehner
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Norlén
surface form: Speaker of the Riksdag
- Speaker of the South Carolina House of Representatives via concept surface "leadership position in a legislative body"
- Speaker of the Rajasthan Legislative Assembly via concept surface "legislative assembly speaker"
- President of the Regional Council of Apulia