keynote address
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of keynote address
First recorded in 1905–10
Example Sentences
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Vice-President JD Vance, who is widely viewed as a top contender to succeed Trump, offered his a party a glimpse of its potential future during his keynote address on Thursday night.
From BBC ● Sep. 11, 2026
“I never saw myself in politics until I saw him give that 2004 speech on the DNC floor,” El-Sayed admiringly declared of the keynote address that propelled Obama to national stardom.
From Slate ● Sep. 9, 2026
Fed Chair Kevin Warsh’s keynote address in Jackson Hole, Wyo., is due to start at 10 a.m.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 28, 2026
He was due to make a keynote address at the World Economic Forum in Davos—one day before Trump’s own speech there—and wanted to frame it as a wake-up call.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 8, 2026
All this, too, was before John Kerry invited him to give the keynote address at the 2004 Democratic National Convention being held in Boston.
From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama
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