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.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Madam Speaker canonical | 18 |
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
ⓘ
Mister Speaker ⓘ
surface form:
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
ⓘ
Mister Speaker ⓘ
surface form:
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 |
United States government
ⓘ
surface form:
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 of America
ⓘ
surface form:
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 ⓘ |
Referenced by (18)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Speaker of Parliament (Singapore)
subject surface form:
Speaker of the National Assembly of Pakistan
subject surface form:
Speaker of the National Assembly of Saint Kitts and Nevis