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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Speaking during a keynote address at the Royal Television Society’s (RTS) London Convention 2024, she was asked if a digital eyeball is worth as much as a linear eyeball for Channel 4.
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Georg Szalai, The Hollywood Reporter, 17 Sep. 2024
Lisa Su, president and CEO of AMD, talks about the AMD EPYC processor during a keynote address at the 2019 CES in Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S., January 9, 2019.
—Zev Fima, CNBC, 14 Sep. 2024
Texas politician Ann Richards also supercharged her career with a Democratic National Convention keynote address in 1988.
—Shannon Bow O'Brien, The Conversation, 8 Aug. 2024
Ann Veneman, who served as agriculture secretary under President George W. Bush, said as much during her keynote address at the Denver conference.
—Kenny Torrella, Vox, 7 Aug. 2024
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Georg Szalai, The Hollywood Reporter, 17 Sep. 2024
Lisa Su, president and CEO of AMD, talks about the AMD EPYC processor during a keynote address at the 2019 CES in Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S., January 9, 2019.
—Zev Fima, CNBC, 14 Sep. 2024
Texas politician Ann Richards also supercharged her career with a Democratic National Convention keynote address in 1988.
—Shannon Bow O'Brien, The Conversation, 8 Aug. 2024
Ann Veneman, who served as agriculture secretary under President George W. Bush, said as much during her keynote address at the Denver conference.
—Kenny Torrella, Vox, 7 Aug. 2024
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“Keynote address.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/keynote%20address. Accessed 15 Oct. 2024.
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