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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Prospective speakers are invited to apply to deliver a keynote address or lead an informative breakout session.
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Post-Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 1 Mar. 2026
Newsom also goes on to say that he was not asked to speak at the Democratic National Convention in Boston that year, and at a party with then-state senator Barack Obama, who would give a famous keynote address at the convention, he was told no pictures could be taken of the two together.
—Cnn.com, Mercury News, 24 Feb. 2026
Bill Gates, who was named in the Epstein files, was scheduled to give a keynote address.
—Arjun Kharpal, CNBC, 21 Feb. 2026
Little mention was made of the possibility that India’s vast technology workforce might be uniquely vulnerable to dislocation by AI tools like Claude Code and Claude Cowork, and their competitors, that AI CEOs touted during their keynote addresses.
—Billy Perrigo, Time, 20 Feb. 2026
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Post-Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 1 Mar. 2026
Newsom also goes on to say that he was not asked to speak at the Democratic National Convention in Boston that year, and at a party with then-state senator Barack Obama, who would give a famous keynote address at the convention, he was told no pictures could be taken of the two together.
—Cnn.com, Mercury News, 24 Feb. 2026
Bill Gates, who was named in the Epstein files, was scheduled to give a keynote address.
—Arjun Kharpal, CNBC, 21 Feb. 2026
Little mention was made of the possibility that India’s vast technology workforce might be uniquely vulnerable to dislocation by AI tools like Claude Code and Claude Cowork, and their competitors, that AI CEOs touted during their keynote addresses.
—Billy Perrigo, Time, 20 Feb. 2026
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“Keynote address.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/keynote%20address. Accessed 4 Mar. 2026.
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