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.

Recent Examples on the Web

Parade of authors speaking, reading, signing Rollins, a former Sacramento veterinarian whose thrillers put him atop the New York Times Best Seller list, will headline the festival with a keynote address at 11:40 a.m. —Daniel Hunt, Sacbee.com, 25 May 2025

The week-long event will kick off with a keynote address on Monday, June 9, and run through Friday, June 13. —James Powel, USA Today, 9 June 2025

Former Vice President Kamala Harris will jab at President Trump in the keynote address at the Emerge gala on Wednesday, making her first public remarks since leaving office in January, a source told The Hill. —Alex Gangitano, The Hill, 28 Apr. 2025

At a keynote address at the Institute of International Finance in Washington, D.C. —Kevin Ryan, Quartz, 23 Apr. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1863, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for keynote address

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Kids Definition

keynote address

noun

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