State of the Union address

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1. An annual message delivered to Congress by the president of the United States, in which he describes the condition of the country, outlines the nation's most serious problems, and proposes his annual program of legislation.

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The name of the address comes from a provision in the Constitution that the president “shall from time to time give to the Congress information of the state of the Union, and recommend to their consideration such measures as he shall judge necessary and expedient.”

Example Sentences

The same day, Rodríguez said she was not afraid to face the US "diplomatically, through political dialogue" during her first state of the union address since becoming interim president.

From BBC

Venezuela's interim president Delcy Rodríguez has proposed new oil reforms in her first state of the union address since former president Nicolás Maduro was seized by the US.

From BBC

Her apparent remorse amounts to a shocking about-face for a woman who used to film herself screaming invectives at school shooting survivors and who dressed like a knock-off Cruella de Vil to heckle President Joe Biden during his State of the Union address in 2023.

From Salon

Those around the president believe the next big moment for him comes in January, with the State of the Union address, when he can reset the table with a great speech.

From The Wall Street Journal

Most of America first took notice of Marco Rubio when he gave one of the most-cringe prime-time performances of all time, the official Republican rebuttal to Barack Obama’s 2013 State of the Union address.

From Salon