speech center

American  

[speech sen-ter] / ˈspitʃ ˌsɛn tər /

noun

1. a clinic or therapy center where speech-language pathologists diagnose and treat speech and voice disorders.

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Etymology

Origin of speech center

First recorded in 1880–85 as a neurological term; current sense dates from 1960–65

Example Sentences

“We are at an unprecedented place in American history in terms of the targeting of free press and the exercise of free speech,” said Ken Paulson, former editor in chief of USA Today and now director of the Free Speech Center at Middle Tennessee State University.

From Los Angeles Times

Ken Paulson, director of the Free Speech Center at Middle Tennessee State University, said that political pressure, including from high-ranking members of Congress, had forced some administrators into potentially risky moves that in some cases have backfired.

From BBC

“Clearly they’ve never watched ‘All the President’s Men,’ with all those pivotal scenes where doors are being knocked on,” said Ken Paulson, former editor in chief of USA Today and now director of the Free Speech Center at Middle Tennessee State University.

From Los Angeles Times

The prosecutor, police and judge all expressed belief in Shepherd’s guilt to reporters, according to the Free Speech Center.

From Seattle Times

Ken Paulson, director of the Free Speech Center at Middle Tennessee State University, said the expulsions of the Tennessee lawmakers are “unprecedented” in the history of the state, and “certainly not common practice anywhere in America.”

From Washington Post