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Speaker (politics)
Presiding officer of a legislative body / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
"Mr Speaker" redirects here. For the American racehorse, see Mr Speaker (horse).
The speaker of a deliberative assembly, especially a legislative body, is its presiding officer, or the chair. The title was first used in 1377 in England.[1][2]
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