Mr Speaker,
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- A formal address to a parliamentary official.
- In plain terms
- I am calling on the speaker.
- What can you take from it?
- Formal procedure requires specific addresses.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- What is the agenda?
- What protocol applies?
Another view
Without context, it is just a fragment of a sentence.
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