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FILE - House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., arrives to listen to President Donald Trump deliver his State of the Union address to a joint session of Congress on Capitol Hill in Washington, Feb. 5, 2019. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster, File)

WASHINGTON – Nancy Pelosi is bringing her history-making career in the U.S. House to an end, but she leaves a linguistic legacy in Congress and beyond.

The enduring leadership of the first woman to become speaker of the House can not only be seen but also heard.

The turns of phrase she uses — her Pelosi-isms — have defined the Democratic leader's tenure and become embedded in the political discourse, echoing from the halls of power.

“Know your power,” Pelosi said in a video address

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