keynote address

noun

: an address designed to present the issues of primary interest to an assembly (such as a political convention) and often to arouse unity and enthusiasm

called also keynote speech

Examples of keynote address in a Sentence

Many of the convention guests left after the keynote address.
Recent Examples on the Web Wayne Brady: The Family Remix’s Wayne Brady, Mandie Taketa and San Heng will jointly deliver the keynote address at the sixth annual BRIC Summit, which will be held March 15 in downtown Los Angeles and online the next day. Rebecca Sun, The Hollywood Reporter, 6 Mar. 2024 Preceding the awards, during the three-day conference, Peter Paul & Mary member Noel Paul Stookey, Grammy winner Lucy Kalantari and National Music Publishers Association CEO David Israelite gave keynote addresses, while Segarra participated in a Q&A with NPR’s Ann Powers. Chris Willman, Variety, 22 Feb. 2024 For years, Samsung has trotted out ostensibly helpful machines during its CES keynote addresses, including a very early version of Ballie in 2020. Chris Velazco, Washington Post, 8 Jan. 2024 McMillon delivered the keynote address for the event. Ramishah Maruf, CNN, 19 Feb. 2024 Poet Jericho Brown will give the keynote address at the Association of Writers and Writing Programs Conference and Bookfair at the Kansas City Convention Center, 8 p.m. Feb. 8 (event runs through Feb. 10; costs vary). Dan Kelly, Kansas City Star, 7 Feb. 2024 Judging from L’Oréal’s first-ever keynote address at CES 2024, beauty tech is big business. Danielle Directo-Meston, The Hollywood Reporter, 16 Jan. 2024 Mario Cuomo was a favorite of liberals in the 1988 and 1992 presidential cycles after his impassioned keynote address at the 1984 Democratic convention. Dan McLaughlin, National Review, 14 Jan. 2024 The weeklong event will kick off June 5 at Apple Park located in Cupertino, California, beginning with a keynote address, followed by State of the Union in the afternoon, and the Apple Design Awards in the evening. USA TODAY, 2 June 2023

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Word History

First Known Use

1863, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of keynote address was in 1863

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“Keynote address.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/keynote%20address. Accessed 19 Mar. 2024.

Kids Definition

keynote address

noun
: the main speech given at a gathering (as a political convention)

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