SPEAKER LEAVES THE CHAIR
\spˈiːkə lˈiːvz ðə t͡ʃˈe͡ə], \spˈiːkə lˈiːvz ðə tʃˈeə], \s_p_ˈiː_k_ə l_ˈiː_v_z ð_ə tʃ_ˈeə]\
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In House of Commons, that the House may go into a Committee of the whole House, presided over by a Chairman of Committee of Ways and Means. The order of the day having been read, the Speaker puts the question, " That I do now leave the chair." If this be agreed to, the Speaker leaves the chair, the mace is removed, and the Committee begins its sitting.
By Henry Percy Smith
Word of the day
tinctura quininae ammoniata
- A preparation made by dissolving quinin sulphate in alcohol [Br. Ph.].