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Speaker
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SPEAKER. The presiding officer of the house of representatives of the United States is so called. The presiding officer of either branch of the state legislatures generally bears this name.
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Your elevation to the speakership is a fitting reward.
Don't do unto others by Ornstein, Norman / Washington Monthly
That bill was dead, and I got it out during my speakership because it was important.
Going steady with Antonio: Los Angeles mayor Antonio Villaraigosa is ... by Caldwell, John / The Advocate (The national gay & lesbian newsmagazine)
``I grew in the (Assembly) speakership, and I have grown as a councilman.
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