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

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Many of the convention guests left after the keynote address.
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With inflation still running hot, Federal Reserve Chair Kevin Warsh said policymakers’ focus right now should be on bringing down prices during a keynote address at an annual symposium in Jackson Hole, Wyoming. — Rachel Barber, USA Today, 28 Aug. 2026 For more than two decades, the Fed’s sitting leader has signaled where interest rates are heading in the event’s keynote address. — Bryan Mena, CNN Money, 28 Aug. 2026 That’s basically the ultimate message from Fed Chair Kevin Warsh’s keynote address during the annual Jackson Hole conference, the international get-together of the world’s central banks. — Erik Sherman, Forbes.com, 28 Aug. 2026 The audience then enjoyed an inspiring keynote address highlighting the many ways Burrito Boyz has made a meaningful difference in the community. — News Release, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Aug. 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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