speakership
noun[C]
(alsoSpeakership)uk/ˈspiː.kə.ʃɪp/us/ˈspiː.kɚ.ʃɪp/thepositionof being aSpeaker(= thepersonwhocontrolsthe way in whichbusinessis done in anorganizationthat makeslaws):
议会议长职位For more than threedecades,conventionhasrequiredthe speakership toalternatebetween the twomainparties.三十多年来，议长依惯例在两个主要政党中轮流委任。
He was one of the first tocongratulatetheformersheetmetalworkeron hiselevationto the Speakership.他是第一批祝贺这位前钣金工人升任议长的人之一。
- Sheowesher speakership to the newmembers.
- There istalkofofferingthe Opposition aparliamentaryspeakership or thechairsof someparliamentarycommittees.
- Heannouncedthat he will notacceptthehousespeakership and willresignhishouseseat.
UK politics: legislation & law-making
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