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speaker

vr.tr.speaker · SOC.PER

Let an agent handle speakers of legislatures by chamber, powers, election, impartiality and current holder, neutrally.

Thing Registry Society, people and institutions

Research draft, second pass

A second pass drafted this model: the structure a model of this thing needs, and what is known about it in the world. The line under this one says how the second half was obtained - researched against sources, or recalled without web access, in which case nothing here was read anywhere and every claim is a lead to verify. Unreviewed either way.

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Researched by: Claude

Purpose and description

Let an agent handle speakers of legislatures by chamber, powers, election, impartiality and current holder, neutrally.

The presiding officer of a legislative assembly, who chairs sessions, keeps order, applies the rules of procedure and represents the chamber; titles include Speaker, President of the Assembly and Marshal of the Sejm.

What it is for: Running legislative debates fairly and representing the chamber.

It can be identify the current speaker from official sources; explain the speaker powers and duties; understand how speakers are elected; follow rulings on procedure.

Distinguishing features

Presides over a legislature

Keeps order and applies rules

Often expected to be impartial

May have a casting vote

What it looks like

A role; often seated at the head of the chamber, sometimes in ceremonial dress.

How it is recognised

Titles by country

Chair of the chamber

Loudspeakers or public speakers are other senses

Related models

is a kind of - role

chairperson

presides over - body

legislature

applies - rules

rules of procedure

is confused with - other senses

loudspeaker and orator

In practice

Families and kinds

speakers of lower houses

presidents of upper houses

presiding officers of regional assemblies

historical presiding officers

Identifiers

Wikidata item per office instances

Standards and regulation

National constitutions

Standing orders of the chamber

Failure modes and hazards

Stale data on holders

Partisan framing

Confusing senses

Also called

president of the French National AssemblySpeaker of the KnessetChairman of the Expediency Discernment CouncilChairman of the Assembly of Experts for LeadershipPresident of the National ConventionMarshal of the SejmPresident of the Council of the NationCeann ComhairlePresident of the Kurdistan National CouncilSpeaker of the Mississippi House of RepresentativesSpeaker of the People's Consultative AssemblySpeaker of the State Council of the Udmurt RepublicPresident of the Argentine Chamber of DeputiesSpeaker of the Brunei Legislative CouncilPresident of the National Assembly of the Central African RepublicPresident of the Landtag of LiechtensteinChairman of the Assembly of TurkmenistanSpeaker of the People's MajlisSpeaker of the Congress of the Federated States of MicronesiaSpeaker of the Legislative Assembly of TongaLeas-Chathaoirleachspeaker of a Legislative Assembly of IndiaSpeaker of the House of Assembly of the BahamasPresident of the Senate of the BahamasSpeaker of the Parliament of FijiSpeaker of the Gibraltar ParliamentSpeaker of the Niue AssemblySpeaker of the House of Assembly of BermudaSpeaker of the Løgting of the Faroe IslandsSpeaker of the InatsisartutSpeaker of the House of Representatives of Trinidad and TobagoPresident of the Senate of Saint LuciaPresident of the Senate of BarbadosSpeaker of the House of Assembly of Saint LuciaPresident of the People's National AssemblyPresident of the House of Councillors of MoroccoPresident of the House of Representatives of MoroccoSpeaker of the National Assembly of SeychellesSpeaker of the Chamber of Deputies of RwandaPresident of the Senate of Rwanda

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Where this came from

wikidata · CC0 1.0

Source repository Registry entry point

Also registered as vr.tr.speaker

Drafted structure

Bundle to layer to finding to question, as the second pass will find it: 4 bundles · 8 layers · 8 findings · 16 questions.

Office Which speaker.

Chamber defines the office.

Chamber

Legislature.

Chamber

Office.

  1. Of which chamber is this the presiding office? provenance
  2. What is the official title? definition

Holder

Current speaker.

Holder

Holder.

  1. Who holds the office now, according to the chamber? provenance
  2. Since when? provenance
Powers Duties.

Rules define powers.

Duties

Order and procedure.

Duties

Duties.

  1. What powers does the speaker have? provenance
  2. Is there a casting vote? definition

Impartiality

Neutrality.

Impartiality

Impartiality.

  1. Is the speaker expected to be impartial here? definition
  2. Do they leave their party? provenance
Election How chosen.

Election rules differ.

Process

Vote.

Process

Election process.

  1. How is the speaker elected? provenance
  2. For what term? measurement

Removal

Motions.

Removal

Removal.

  1. How can a speaker be removed? provenance
  2. Has it happened? provenance
Neutrality Description.

Description must be neutral.

Balance

Rulings.

Balance

Balanced account.

  1. Are contested rulings described neutrally? boundary
  2. Are views attributed? boundary

Senses

Disambiguation.

Senses

Other senses.

  1. Is a loudspeaker or public speaker meant? boundary
  2. Which entry fits? action

What the second pass must settle

  • Should speaker offices be instances?
  • How should holders be linked?
  • How should other senses be split off?
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