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
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Many of the convention guests left after the keynote address.
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Harris is slated to make the keynote address at a San Francisco hotel at the 20th anniversary gala of Emerge America, an influential political organization that recruits and trains Democratic women to run for local and national office.
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Grant Stringer, Mercury News, 1 May 2025
In her first major speech since leaving office after the 2024 election, Harris will deliver the keynote address at the Emerge 20th Anniversary Gala in San Francisco on Wednesday, April 30th, ESSENCE has learned.
—Melissa Noel, Essence, 28 Apr. 2025
Pritzker delivered the keynote address at the New Hampshire Democratic Party’s McIntyre-Shaheen 100 Club Dinner, the latest and most high-profile in a series of speeches this year.
—Holly Ramer, Chicago Tribune, 28 Apr. 2025
Pritzker delivered the keynote address at the New Hampshire Democratic Party's McIntyre-Shaheen 100 Club Dinner, the latest and most high-profile in a series of speeches this year.
—Mohammed Soliman, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Apr. 2025
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Grant Stringer, Mercury News, 1 May 2025
In her first major speech since leaving office after the 2024 election, Harris will deliver the keynote address at the Emerge 20th Anniversary Gala in San Francisco on Wednesday, April 30th, ESSENCE has learned.
—Melissa Noel, Essence, 28 Apr. 2025
Pritzker delivered the keynote address at the New Hampshire Democratic Party’s McIntyre-Shaheen 100 Club Dinner, the latest and most high-profile in a series of speeches this year.
—Holly Ramer, Chicago Tribune, 28 Apr. 2025
Pritzker delivered the keynote address at the New Hampshire Democratic Party's McIntyre-Shaheen 100 Club Dinner, the latest and most high-profile in a series of speeches this year.
—Mohammed Soliman, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Apr. 2025
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“Keynote address.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/keynote%20address. Accessed 4 May. 2025.
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