stump speech
noun
US
: a speech that is made many times by a politician who is traveling to different places during a campaign for election
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The cancellation of the governor’s speaking slot was an appropriate decision, as Davos attendees did not require a political stump speech attacking the American president or lectures criticizing their diplomatic approach.
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George Skelton, Los Angeles Times, 26 Jan. 2026
Global leaders in politics and finance who otherwise wouldn’t spend their time watching full Trump stump speeches got the stump speech to come to them—providing a good reminder of exactly who the president is.
—David A. Graham, The Atlantic, 21 Jan. 2026
The address — which clocked in at under 30 minutes and was short on details and long on rhetoric — had more of the feel of a stump speech than an outline of his legislative goals, however.
—Jeffrey Schweers, The Orlando Sentinel, 13 Jan. 2026
During his stump speech for Ferguson, who is seeking reelection, Walz made no mention of the Somali fraud scandal looming over his office.
—Mia Cathell, The Washington Examiner, 10 Dec. 2025
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George Skelton, Los Angeles Times, 26 Jan. 2026
Global leaders in politics and finance who otherwise wouldn’t spend their time watching full Trump stump speeches got the stump speech to come to them—providing a good reminder of exactly who the president is.
—David A. Graham, The Atlantic, 21 Jan. 2026
The address — which clocked in at under 30 minutes and was short on details and long on rhetoric — had more of the feel of a stump speech than an outline of his legislative goals, however.
—Jeffrey Schweers, The Orlando Sentinel, 13 Jan. 2026
During his stump speech for Ferguson, who is seeking reelection, Walz made no mention of the Somali fraud scandal looming over his office.
—Mia Cathell, The Washington Examiner, 10 Dec. 2025
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“Stump speech.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stump%20speech. Accessed 3 Feb. 2026.
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