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1 the art of speaking in public eloquently and effectively a presidential hopeful with a gift for oratory and a highly charismatic personality Synonyms of oratory elocution, public speaking Words Related to oratory bombast, grandiloquence; eloquence, rhetoric; discourse, speech, talk
2 language that is impressive-sounding but not meaningful or sincere the politician's oratory sounded good only to people who didn't bother to think Synonyms of oratory bombast, fustian, gas, grandiloquence, hot air, rhetoric, verbiage, windWords Related to oratory claptrap, drivel, gibberish, hogwash, humbug, jabberwocky, jazz, moonshine, nonsense; affectedness, floweriness, grandiosity, loftiness, pomposity, pretension, pretentiousness; garrulity, garrulousness, verboseness, verbosity, windiness, wordiness
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