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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state
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: mode or condition of being
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: condition of mind or temperament
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: a condition of abnormal tension or excitement
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: to set by regulation or authority
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: to express the particulars of especially in words : report
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union
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: an act or instance of uniting or joining two or more things into one: such as
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: the formation of a single political unit from two or more separate and independent units
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: a uniting in marriage
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: of, relating to, dealing with, or constituting a union
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address
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: to mark directions for delivery on
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: to consign to the care of another (such as an agent or factor)
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: to direct the efforts or attention of (oneself)
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: a place where a person or organization may be communicated with
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: directions for delivery on the outside of an object (such as a letter or package)
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: the designation of place of delivery placed between the heading and salutation on a business letter
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