keynote address
noun
: an address designed to present the issues of primary interest to an assembly (such as a political convention) and often to arouse unity and enthusiasm
called also keynote speech
Examples of keynote address in a Sentence
Many of the convention guests left after the keynote address.
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Trump is bullish on AI and cryptocurrency, and will deliver the keynote address at an AI summit on Wednesday in Washington, D.C., marking his first major address on the topic since retaking the White House in January.
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Haisten Willis, The Washington Examiner, 23 July 2025
Whitmer explained why landing a semiconductor plant is a top priority for her during a May 30 keynote address at the Detroit Regional Chamber's Mackinac Policy Conference.
—Clara Hendrickson, Freep.com, 16 July 2025
Despite that disruption, Los Angeles and New York talent scouts will be thick on the ground in Montreal later this month for keynote addresses and panels, including ones for adapting comedy for the world market and casting comedy talent in a shifting entertainment landscape.
—Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 8 July 2025
On July 5, 1852, over a decade before Abraham Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation, Frederick Douglass delivered a keynote address at an Independence Day event.
—Jose Antonio Vargas, Time, 4 July 2025
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Haisten Willis, The Washington Examiner, 23 July 2025
Whitmer explained why landing a semiconductor plant is a top priority for her during a May 30 keynote address at the Detroit Regional Chamber's Mackinac Policy Conference.
—Clara Hendrickson, Freep.com, 16 July 2025
Despite that disruption, Los Angeles and New York talent scouts will be thick on the ground in Montreal later this month for keynote addresses and panels, including ones for adapting comedy for the world market and casting comedy talent in a shifting entertainment landscape.
—Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 8 July 2025
On July 5, 1852, over a decade before Abraham Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation, Frederick Douglass delivered a keynote address at an Independence Day event.
—Jose Antonio Vargas, Time, 4 July 2025
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“Keynote address.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/keynote%20address. Accessed 29 Jul. 2025.
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