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speakership

noun

Etymology

From speaker + -ship.

  1. derived from *sprekô✻ — “speaker”
  2. derived from speca
  3. inherited from speker
  4. suffixed as speakership — “speaker + ship”

Definitions

  1. The position or tenure of the speaker of a legislative body.

    • Under the political bargain struck among Iraq’s religious and ethnic groups, the Sunni Arabs hold three leadership positions: one vice presidential slot, one deputy prime minister slot and the speakership.
    • Washington loves a death watch, which is what McCarthy’s speakership provided from its first wee hours.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA