keynote address

American  

noun

1. a speech, as at a political convention, that presents important issues, principles, policies, etc.

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Etymology

Origin of keynote address

First recorded in 1905–10

Example Sentences

The broadcaster and author said he broke his leg, hip, pelvis and a "bunch of ribs" at the CogX convention at the O2 arena in London after giving the keynote address in September 2023.

From BBC • Apr. 29, 2026

That came a day after he delivered a keynote address at the company’s Worldwide Developers Conference in which Jobs introduced iCloud, the back end service that creates the seamless Apple experience.

From Barron's • Apr. 22, 2026

Something had shifted over those few days, a shift most eloquently expressed in Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney’s keynote address.

From Salon • Mar. 19, 2026

Bill Gates canceled his keynote address at an artificial intelligence summit in India as the Microsoft co-founder faces growing scrutiny over his ties to Jeffrey Epstein.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 19, 2026

They were all guests at a real estate conference slated to begin in Chamisaville that noon; the governor would give a keynote address, opening the two-day festivities.

From "The Milagro Beanfield War" by John Nichols

Related Words

• keynote
• keynote speech