Madam Vice President

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"Madam Vice President" is the formal mode of address used for a woman serving as Vice President of the United States.


Statements (39)
Predicate Object
instanceOf form of address
honorific
title of respect
addressedTo female Vice President of the United States
addressFormType direct address
appliesToOffice Vice President of the United States
correspondingMaleForm Mister Vice President
Mr. Vice President
country United States of America
domain diplomatic protocol
politics
etymologyComponent Madam from French “Madame”
firstWidelyUsedFor Kamala Harris
formalityLevel formal
genderSpecification female
grammaticalNumber singular
hasComponent Madam
Vice President
language English
oppositeGenderForm Mr. Vice President
partOf protocol of the United States government
relatedTerm Madam President
Mr. Vice President
requiresOfficeHolder female occupant of the vice presidency
styleOfAddress spoken
written
timePeriod 21st century
usedBy government officials
members of Congress
the public
usedFor addressing the Vice President of the United States when the officeholder is a woman
usedIn United States Senate chamber
White House events
usedInContext diplomatic events
government proceedings
official ceremonies
usedInMedia news broadcasts
official press briefings
usedWithName Madam Vice President Harris


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