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.
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On January 8 1984 the Commonwealth Speakers and Presiding Officers conference began in Wellington, N...
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House of Commons. Speaker's Chair, albumen print showing the original Speaker's Chair, located in th...
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Marshal's chair in the Sejm Plenary Hall