Speaker may refer to:
Society and politics
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Speaker (politics)
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.
Usage
The title was first recorded in 1377 to describe the role of Thomas de Hungerf ...
, the presiding officer in a legislative assembly
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Public speaker, one who gives a speech or lecture
* A person producing
speech
Speech is a human vocal communication using language. Each language uses Phonetics, phonetic combinations of vowel and consonant sounds that form the sound of its words (that is, all English words sound different from all French words, even if ...
: the producer of a given utterance, especially:
** In poetry, the literary character uttering the lyrics of a poem or song, as opposed to the author writing the words of that character; see
Character (arts)
In fiction, a character (or speaker, in poetry) is a person or other being in a narrative (such as a novel, play, radio or television series, music, film, or video game). The character may be entirely fictional or based on a real-life person, i ...
Electronics
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Loudspeaker
A loudspeaker (commonly referred to as a speaker or speaker driver) is an electroacoustic transducer that converts an electrical audio signal into a corresponding sound. A ''speaker system'', also often simply referred to as a "speaker" or " ...
, a device that produces sound
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Computer speakers, speakers sold for use with computers
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Speaker driver, the essential electromechanical element of the loudspeaker
Arts, entertainment and media
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Los Speakers
Los Speakers (the Speakers) from Bogotá, Colombia, were a beat and garage rock band active the 1960s. Their particular style was characterized by the influence of early Beatles and the Byrds, as well as other popular music of the era. Later, they ...
(or "The Speakers"), a Colombian rock band from the 1960s
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''The Speaker'' (periodical), a weekly review published in London from 1890 to 1907
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''The Speaker'' (TV series), a 2009 BBC television series
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"Speaker" (song), by David Banner
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"Speakers" (Sam Hunt song), 2014
* ''The Speaker'', the second book in Traci Chee's
Sea of Ink and Gold
The Sea of Ink and Gold trilogy is a three-part young adult fantasy novel series written by Traci Chee, published by G.P. Putnam's Sons Books for Young Readers. The trilogy includes the following books: ''The Reader'' (2016), ''The Speaker'' (2 ...
trilogy, published in 2017
Places
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Speaker Township, Michigan
Speaker Township is a civil township of Sanilac County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 1,408 at the 2000 census.
Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of , all land.
Demographics ...
, US
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Speakers Bank
Speakers Bank is a large coral atoll structure in the Northwestern part of the Chagos Archipelago. It is the northernmost feature of the archipelago, located at , 22 km Northwest of Blenheim Reef and is 44 km Northeast-Southwest, and 24&n ...
, in the Indian Ocean
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Speakers' Corner (disambiguation) A Speakers' Corner is an outdoor area for public speaking.
Speakers' Corner may also refer to:
* ''Speakers' Corner'' (TV series), Canadian television series
*Speakers' Corner, Singapore, in Hong Lim Park
*Speakers' Corner, Hyde Park
Hyde Park ma ...
Ships
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HMS ''Speaker'' (D90), a 1943 World War II Royal Navy aircraft carrier
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English ship ''Speaker'' (1650), frigate launched in 1650, renamed HMS ''Mary'' in 1660
People
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Tris Speaker
Tristram Edgar Speaker (April 4, 1888 – December 8, 1958), nicknamed "the Gray Eagle", was an American professional baseball player. Considered one of the greatest players in the history of Major League Baseball (MLB), he compiled a career bat ...
(1888–1958), American baseball player
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Raymond Speaker
Raymond Albert "Ray" Speaker, (born December 13, 1935) is a Canadian farmer and politician. Speaker was born and raised in Enchant, Alberta, where he farms to this day. He was an elected official at the federal and provincial levels for 34 years, ...
(born 1935), Canadian farmer and politician
See also
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Professional speaker (disambiguation) Professional speaker may refer to:
* Keynote speaker
* Motivational speaker
* Public speaker
* Speaker (politics)
* Voice actor
* Professional loudspeaker
Notable persons
* John J. Sweeney (professional speaker)
See also
* Speaker (disambigu ...
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Native Speaker (disambiguation)
Native Speaker may refer to:
* ''Native Speaker'' (novel), a 1995 novel by Chang-Rae Lee
* ''Native Speaker'' (album), a 2011 album by Canadian band Braids
* Native speaker
Native Speaker may refer to:
* ''Native Speaker'' (novel), a 1995 nov ...
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Spokesperson
A spokesperson, spokesman, or spokeswoman, is someone engaged or elected to speak on behalf of others.
Duties and function
In the present media-sensitive world, many organizations are increasingly likely to employ professionals who have receiv ...
, someone engaged or elected to speak on behalf of others
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Grammatical person
In linguistics, grammatical person is the grammatical distinction between deictic references to participant(s) in an event; typically the distinction is between the speaker ( first person), the addressee ( second person), and others (third pers ...
, grammatical category distinguishing the participants in a speech or signing event
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Voice actor
Voice acting is the art of performing voice-overs to present a character or provide information to an audience. Performers are called voice actors/actresses, voice artists, dubbing artists, voice talent, voice-over artists, or voice-over talent ...
, one who does voice recordings or spoken word performances
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