Definitions
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- n. The office of Speaker in a legislative body.
Wiktionary
- n. politics The role or status of speaker
GNU Webster's 1913
- n. The office of speaker.
WordNet 3.0
- n. the position of Speaker
Etymologies
- speaker + -ship (Wiktionary)
Examples
“After his active extracurricular sex life was revealed and he was eased out with DeLay leading the easing, his quick replacement for the speakership was the nonconfrontational Dennis Hastert, whose top priority was decidedly not revolutionary: to bring order out of chaos in the House.”
“In the 15 years after he left the speakership, the speaker has been working as an influence peddler in Washington.”
The Guardian: Florida primary campaign and SOTU build-up – live coverage
“So on stage--a one-term governor; a guy who quit the speakership; a guy who lost by 18 points; and a lunatic.”
“Oh and he wasn't forced out of the speakership, he left because he's so humble.”
“To others who weathered the storms of the Gingrich speakership, a Gingrich administration is hard to fathom.”
“The exception is Mrs. Pelosi, who would lose her speakership and perhaps resign if Democrats lose their majority.”
“When it came to pass that John Boehner would assume the speakership, one would have thought the party was inheriting Millard Fillmore.”
The Wall Street Journal: The Building Blocks of a GOP Agenda
“The Djibouti talks saw elements of the ICU integrated into the TFG, with Mr. Ahmed assuming the presidency and Aden eventually regaining the speakership in early 2010.”
Voice of America: Somali Government Future Clouded As Mandate Nears Expiration
“The prospect of a Boehmer speakership, a man of known cluelessness and morally daged liar would be harmful to the united states – but it is just the sort of destructive act of spiteful hate that republicans specialize in. pseudonymous in nc says:”
Matthew Yglesias » Generic Ballot Points to Giant House GOP Win in 2010
“I really admire the spine this lady has shown, especially knowing that she's staring at the probability that she will lose her speakership as the result of her ramrodding the health care bill to passage.”
Lists
These user-created lists contain the word ‘speakership’.
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POL - legislation
US Congress/Senate + Westminster + European Parliament usage
across the desk, act, action, adjournment, adjournment sine die, adoption, advise and consent, amendment, analysis of the b..., apportionment, appropriation, appropriations limit and 652 more...
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Speak or bespoken
speak, spoke, spoken, bespoke, speak up, spoken for, spokesperson, outspoken, loudspeaker, unspeakable, spokesfish, spokescat and 26 more...
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Quenelles of Random Palavery
More randomly-garnered terms from the world of words that don't quite yet fit into my other lists.
Goddidit, barcelona, filigrain, good-natured, ill-natured, half-bit, endosome, underplaying, parotid, denormalization, sleightgeist, wheezing and 2334 more...
Tweets
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fbharjo as opposed to bespokenership??? Sep 5, 2010