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.

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Madam Speaker canonical 18

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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)

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Madam President contrastWith Madam Speaker
Mister Speaker contrastsWith Madam Speaker
Speaker of Parliament style Madam Speaker
subject surface form: Speaker of Parliament (Singapore)
Speaker of the National Assembly style Madam Speaker
subject surface form: Speaker of the National Assembly of Pakistan
Speaker of the Knesset hasStyle Madam Speaker
Madam Deputy Speaker contrastsWith Madam Speaker
Speaker of the National Assembly style Madam Speaker
subject surface form: Speaker of the National Assembly of Saint Kitts and Nevis