Mister Speaker
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Mister Speaker is the traditional formal address used for a male Speaker presiding over the United States House of Representatives.
Aliases (1)
- Mr. Speaker ×6
Statements (26)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
form of address
→
honorific → parliamentary address → |
| addressType |
vocative
→
|
| appliesToOffice |
Speaker of the United States House of Representatives
→
|
| contrastsWith |
Madam Speaker
→
Mr. Speaker → |
| domain |
U.S. federal government
→
|
| formalityLevel |
formal
→
|
| genderSpecificTo |
male
→
|
| hasVariantSpelling |
Mr. Speaker
→
|
| language |
English
→
|
| notUsedWhen |
Speaker is female
→
|
| parliamentaryContext |
legislative procedure
→
|
| partOf |
House rules and customs
→
|
| relatedTo |
Speaker of the House
→
congressional etiquette → |
| speechAct |
formal recognition of the presiding officer
→
|
| typicalSetting |
House floor sessions
→
formal debates in the House of Representatives → |
| usedBy |
members of the United States House of Representatives
→
participants in House floor debate → |
| usedFor |
addressing the Speaker of the United States House of Representatives
→
|
| usedIn |
United States House of Representatives
→
|
| usedInCountry |
United States of America
→
|
| usedWhen |
Speaker is male
→
|
Referenced by (9)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
|
Madam Speaker
→
Madam Speaker ("Mr. Speaker") → Mister Speaker ("Mr. Speaker") → |
contrastsWith |
|
Speaker of the House of Representatives of Japan
("Mr. Speaker")
→
Speaker of the United States House of Representatives → |
style |
|
Madam Speaker
("Mr. Speaker")
→
|
hasOppositeGenderForm |
|
Speaker of the Massachusetts House of Representatives
→
|
hasStyle |
|
Mister Speaker
("Mr. Speaker")
→
|
hasVariantSpelling |
|
Speaker of the California State Assembly
("Mr. Speaker")
→
|
styleOfAddress |