farewell address
Americannoun
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(initial capital letters) a statement that President George Washington published in a Philadelphia newspaper in 1796 to announce that he would not run for a third term and to give his views on foreign and domestic policy.
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a speech delivered by someone upon leaving a job, post, etc.
Example Sentences
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His farewell address of September 1796 included the stark warning that all democracies were vulnerable to future challenge by autocrats and unlawful usurpers of power.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 27, 2026
“What we accomplished was not insignificant,” he added in his farewell address.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 22, 2026
In his farewell address from aboard the ISS on Sunday, the Indian astronaut said India's journey in space exploration may be tough, but it has begun.
From BBC • Jul. 14, 2025
"America, I gave my best to you," the president said, making it clear that he, too, sees this as the farewell address the audience believed it to be.
From Salon • Aug. 21, 2024
In a curiously rambling farewell address, he accused cabinet members of a breach of trust, of ignoring him and of playing into the hands of the African National Congress.
From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela
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