"Father of the House" meaning in All languages combined

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Proper name [English]

Forms: Fathers of the House [plural]
Head templates: {{en-proper-noun|Fathers of the House|head=Father of the House}} Father of the House (plural Fathers of the House)
  1. A title bestowed on a legislative house member, particularly one where the legislature is called a "House".
    The member of a legislative house who has served the longest collective time in office.
    Sense id: en-Father_of_the_House-en-name-hUsU9bm0 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Politics Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 48 26 26 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 53 23 23 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 56 22 22 Disambiguation of Politics: 33 33 33
  2. A title bestowed on a legislative house member, particularly one where the legislature is called a "House".
    The member of a legislative house who has served the longest current continuous period.
    Sense id: en-Father_of_the_House-en-name-RBM-DNGV Categories (other): Politics Disambiguation of Politics: 33 33 33
  3. A title bestowed on a legislative house member, particularly one where the legislature is called a "House".
    The member of a legislative house who is the oldest.
    Sense id: en-Father_of_the_House-en-name-bHHnFNJU Categories (other): Politics Disambiguation of Politics: 33 33 33
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Coordinate_terms: Mother of the House, Father of the Senate, Mother of the Senate, Dean of the House, Dean of the Senate
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