Speaker most commonly refers to:
* Speaker, a person who produces
speech
Speech is the use of the human voice as a medium for language. Spoken language combines vowel and consonant sounds to form units of meaning like words, which belong to a language's lexicon. There are many different intentional speech acts, suc ...
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Loudspeaker
A loudspeaker (commonly referred to as a speaker or, more fully, a speaker system) is a combination of one or more speaker drivers, an enclosure, and electrical connections (possibly including a crossover network). The speaker driver is an ...
, a device that produces sound
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Computer speakers
Computer speakers, or multimedia speakers, are speakers marketed for use with computers, although usually capable of other audio uses, e.g. for a shelf stereo or television. Most such speakers have an internal amplifier and consequently require ...
Speaker, Speakers, or The Speaker may also refer to:
Arts and entertainment
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"Speaker" (song), by David Banner, 2008
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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, 2017
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''The Speaker'' (periodical), a British weekly review, 1890 to 1907
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''The Speaker'' (TV series), a British television series, 2009
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 and manager. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a center fielder from 1907 to 1928. Considered one o ...
(1888–1958), American baseball player
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Raymond Speaker
Raymond Albert Speaker, (born December 13, 1935) is a Canadian politician. Speaker was born and raised in Enchant, Alberta, where he farms to this day. He served in the Alberta legislature and the Canadian Parliament for a total of 34 years.
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(born 1935), Canadian politician
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 Hun ...
, the presiding officer of a legislative body, including
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Speaker of the House of Commons (Canada)
The speaker of the House of Commons () is the presiding officer of the lower house of the Parliament of Canada. A Member of Parliament (Canada), member of Parliament (MP), a speaker is elected at the beginning of each new parliament by fellow ...
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Speaker of the House of Commons (United Kingdom)
The Speaker of the House of Commons is the presiding officer of the House of Commons of the United Kingdom, House of Commons, the lower house and primary chamber of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. The current speaker, Lindsay Hoyle, was ...
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Speaker of the United States House of Representatives
The speaker of the United States House of Representatives, commonly known as the speaker of the House or House speaker, is the Speaker (politics), presiding officer of the United States House of Representatives, the lower chamber of the United ...
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Mike Johnson
James Michael Johnson (born January 30, 1972) is an American lawyer and politician serving as the List of speakers of the United States House of Representatives, 56th speaker of the United States House of Representatives since 2023. A member ...
(born 1972), current House speaker
Other uses
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HMS ''Speaker'', various ships
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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 1,343 at the 2020 census.
Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of , all land.
Demographic ...
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See also
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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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Professional speaker (disambiguation) Professional speaker may refer to:
* Keynote speaker
* Motivational speaker
* Public speaker
* Speaker (politics)
The speaker of a deliberative assembly, especially a legislative body, is its presiding officer, or the chair. The title was ...
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Speaker of the House of Representatives (disambiguation) Speaker of the House of Representatives may refer to:
National governments
* Speaker of the House of Representatives (Antigua and Barbuda)
* Speaker of the Australian House of Representatives
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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
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Character (arts)
In fiction, a character is a person or 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, in which case the distincti ...
, the literary character who utters lyrics in poetry
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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 p ...
, the distinction between participants in human speech
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Los Speakers
Los Speakers (the Speakers) from Bogotá, Colombia, were a beat and garage rock
Garage rock (sometimes called garage punk or 60s punk) is a raw and energetic style of rock music that flourished in the mid-1960s, most notably in the United St ...
(Spanish: "The Speakers"), a Colombian rock band
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Public speaker
Public speaking, is the practice of delivering speeches to a live audience. Throughout history, public speaking has held significant cultural, religious, and political importance, emphasizing the necessity of effective rhetorical skills. It all ...
, one who speaks to a live audience
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Orator
An orator, or oratist, is a public speaker, especially one who is eloquent or skilled.
Etymology
Recorded in English c. 1374, with a meaning of "one who pleads or argues for a cause", from Anglo-French ''oratour'', Old French ''orateur'' (14 ...
, an eloquent or skilled public speaker
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Speaker driver
An electrodynamic speaker driver, often called simply a speaker driver when the type is implicit, is an individual transducer that converts an electrical audio signal to sound waves. While the term is sometimes used interchangeably with the te ...
, the essential electromechanical element of a loudspeaker
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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 ...
, Chagos Archipelago
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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 ...
, one who speaks on behalf of others
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Voice actor
Voice acting is the art of Acting, performing a character or providing information to an audience with one's voice. Performers are often called voice actors/actresses in addition to other names. Examples of voice work include animation, animated, ...
, one who performs a character or provides information with their voice
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