keynote address

noun

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: 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.
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Pichai said during the keynote address that the Gemini app had 400 million monthly active users last year, but that usership has now surpassed 900 million, more than doubling in a year. — ABC News, 19 May 2026 As part of a day of festivities tied to the nation's 250th anniversary, the president will address visitors to the South Dakota landmark in a keynote address on Friday, July 3. — Melina Khan, USA Today, 3 July 2026 The turning point came in July 2004, when Obama delivered the keynote address at the Democratic National Convention in Boston. — Chris Tye, CBS News, 18 June 2026 Ben Zand, founder and CEO of Zandland, will deliver the opening keynote address that will reflect on what genuinely engages audiences today and how creators can build sustained audience connection in an increasingly fragmented media environment. — Anna Marie De La Fuente, Variety, 19 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for keynote address

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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

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

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