Madam Speaker

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"Madam Speaker" is the formal mode of address used for a woman serving as Speaker of the United States House of Representatives.


Statements (45)
Predicate Object
instanceOf form of address
honorific
parliamentary title
addressedTo presiding officer of the U.S. House of Representatives when female
addressFormFor woman serving as Speaker of the House
appliesToOffice Speaker of the United States House of Representatives
associatedWithOfficeholder Nancy Pelosi
belongsToSystem U.S. legislative protocol
category forms of address in the United States government
honorifics for women
parliamentary procedure terminology
contrastsWith Mister Speaker
Mr. Speaker
country United States of America
derivesFrom British parliamentary tradition of addressing the Speaker
formalityLevel formal
genderSpecificTo female
governingBody United States Congress
hasComponent Madam
Speaker
hasOppositeGenderForm Mister Speaker
Mr. Speaker
language English
notUsedWhen the Speaker of the House is male
parliamentaryContext legislative sessions of the U.S. House of Representatives
parliamentaryFunction to address the chair
to obtain recognition to speak
requiresStandingWhenAddressing yes
roleAddressed presiding officer of the House
speechRegister formal parliamentary language
subdivisionOf federal government of the United States
timeOfUse when a woman holds the office of Speaker of the House
usedBy guests addressing the House
members of the United States House of Representatives
officers of the United States House of Representatives
witnesses addressing the House
usedDuring State of the Union related proceedings when a woman is Speaker
floor debates
formal proceedings
roll call votes
usedIn United States
United States House of Representatives
usedInBranchOfGovernment legislative branch of the United States
usedInChamber House chamber of the U.S. Capitol
usedInOfficialRecord Congressional Record


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