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.
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Ahead of Tuesday’s keynote address, Harris sat for five local news interviews Tuesday targeting voters across the battlegrounds in places like Detroit, Milwaukee, Philadelphia, and Pittsburgh.
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Rebecca Picciotto, CNBC, 29 Oct. 2024
The Sorkin adaptation the film feels tonally closest to, though, is 2015’s Steve Jobs, which plays out largely in the moments leading up to three of Jobs’s most famous keynote addresses.
—Hershal Pandya, Vulture, 8 Oct. 2024
This week, West will deliver the keynote address at the 6th Annual Love Without Violence Conference in Milwaukee.
—Ashley Luthern, Journal Sentinel, 15 Oct. 2024
During Trump's keynote address at the RNC on Thursday, the former president mentioned the auto industry several times in an attempt to appeal to Michigan, home of many auto manufacturers.
—Kelsey Walsh, ABC News, 20 July 2024
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Rebecca Picciotto, CNBC, 29 Oct. 2024
The Sorkin adaptation the film feels tonally closest to, though, is 2015’s Steve Jobs, which plays out largely in the moments leading up to three of Jobs’s most famous keynote addresses.
—Hershal Pandya, Vulture, 8 Oct. 2024
This week, West will deliver the keynote address at the 6th Annual Love Without Violence Conference in Milwaukee.
—Ashley Luthern, Journal Sentinel, 15 Oct. 2024
During Trump's keynote address at the RNC on Thursday, the former president mentioned the auto industry several times in an attempt to appeal to Michigan, home of many auto manufacturers.
—Kelsey Walsh, ABC News, 20 July 2024
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“Keynote address.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/keynote%20address. Accessed 16 Nov. 2024.
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