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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The host of the conference, Azerbaijan President Ilham Aliyev, struck a tone of defiance in his keynote address, saying countries like his should not be castigated for exporting fossil fuels, especially by the U.S. and other wealthy nations that continue to rely on them.
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Mithil Aggarwal, NBC News, 23 Nov. 2024
Half of his 25-minute keynote address to the party’s Victory Dinner was devoted to the two amendments.
—Anthony Man, Sun Sentinel, 9 Sep. 2024
And he’s had no problem finding female military members to participate, including U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Tracy L. Smith, commanding general of the 63rd Readiness Division, who’ll provide the keynote address.
—Sal Pizarro, The Mercury News, 9 Nov. 2024
In the keynote address, Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg laid out his vision for the company’s latest AR and VR devices and the many, many updates to the AI features being built into its platforms.
—Boone Ashworth, WIRED, 25 Sep. 2024
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Mithil Aggarwal, NBC News, 23 Nov. 2024
Half of his 25-minute keynote address to the party’s Victory Dinner was devoted to the two amendments.
—Anthony Man, Sun Sentinel, 9 Sep. 2024
And he’s had no problem finding female military members to participate, including U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Tracy L. Smith, commanding general of the 63rd Readiness Division, who’ll provide the keynote address.
—Sal Pizarro, The Mercury News, 9 Nov. 2024
In the keynote address, Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg laid out his vision for the company’s latest AR and VR devices and the many, many updates to the AI features being built into its platforms.
—Boone Ashworth, WIRED, 25 Sep. 2024
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“Keynote address.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/keynote%20address. Accessed 15 Dec. 2024.
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