speaker emeritus

noun
[L1338278]

Compounds

Combines

Forms

  • feminine, singular : speaker emerita
  • feminine, plural : speakers emerita
  • masculine, singular : speaker emeritus
  • masculine, plural : speakers emeritus

Senses

  • title bestowed on a former Speaker of the House of Representatives in the United States who has left the position but continues to serve in the House as a backbencher