State of the Union address
Definition of State of the Union address
: a yearly speech given by the U.S. President to Congress and the people to tell them about important things that are affecting the country
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: mode or condition of being
: condition of mind or temperament
: a condition of abnormal tension or excitement
: to set by regulation or authority
: to express the particulars of especially in words : report
: to express in words
: an act or instance of uniting or joining two or more things into one: such as
: the formation of a single political unit from two or more separate and independent units
: a uniting in marriage
: of, relating to, dealing with, or constituting a union
: of, relating to, or being the side favoring the Union in the American Civil War
: to mark directions for delivery on
: to consign to the care of another (such as an agent or factor)
: to direct the efforts or attention of (oneself)
: a place where a person or organization may be communicated with
: directions for delivery on the outside of an object (such as a letter or package)
: the designation of place of delivery placed between the heading and salutation on a business letter
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