Speaker of the House

1. The presiding officer of the United States House of Representatives. The Speaker, a member of the House, is elected by a majority party caucus. In addition to being chief spokesman for the majority party, the Speaker runs the proceedings of House debate and voting, appoints committee members, refers bills to committees for research and development, and has an influential voice in all stages of a bill's consideration. One of the most visible and influential officials of the federal government, the Speaker is second in line, after the vice president, in succession to the presidency.

Example Sentences

“The speaker of the House just offered a fig leaf to my colleagues. They’re gonna vote on a non-binding resolution today that does absolutely nothing,” Massie said.

From Salon

She visited the House of Commons, spoke to the Speaker of the House and devoured books, podcasts and documentaries.

From BBC

The summer battle over partisan gerrymandered new maps has reached a fever pitch this week, with Texas Democrats ending their blockade of a session to redraw the state’s maps in favor of Republicans, Democratic California Gov. Gavin Newsom promising to amend the state’s constitution to respond in kind, and Republican Speaker of the House Mike Johnson pledging to fight California’s efforts to combat Texas’ electoral machinations.

From Slate

As far as I could tell, no one from California’s congressional delegation took in the festivities at the Forum as former Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi did last week — from a floor seat, no less — when Gaga played San Francisco’s Chase Center.

From Los Angeles Times

Protesters took to the streets in condemnation, recalls former Speaker of the House Gisele Isaac.

From BBC