nominating speech

/ˈnɒmɪˌneɪtɪŋ spiːtʃ/

Definition

Definition of nominating speech - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

introduction

speech to introduce a candidate

The nominating speech highlighted her achievements.

political event

formal address proposing a candidate for election

The senator delivered a nominating speech at the convention.

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Expressions with nominating

nominating address

formal speech proposing a candidate for election

The senator delivered a nominating address at the convention.

Expressions with speech

canned speech

speech that lacks spontaneity or originality

His presentation felt like a canned speech with no real passion.

stump speech

political speech made during a campaign tour

The candidate delivered a fiery stump speech in the town square..

lose one's powers of speech

become unable to speak due to shock

He lost his powers of speech when he saw the accident.

speech is silver

exp.

speaking is valuable but silence is more precious

In meetings, remember that speech is silver.

figure of speech

expression using words in a nonliteral way

Metaphor is a common figure of speech in poetry.

freedom of speech

ability to speak freely in any context

He values freedom of speech in his workplace.

make a speech

give a formal talk to a group of people

She will make a speech at the graduation.

opening speech

introductory remarks to welcome attendees at an event

The host gave an opening speech to start the ceremony.

speech therapy

treatment to improve speech and language abilities

She started speech therapy to improve her pronunciation.

free speech

the right to express opinions without censorship

Free speech is protected by the constitution.

Examples of nominating speech in a sentence

The nominating speech set the tone for the convention.
Her nominating speech was the highlight of the evening.
The nominating speech set the tone for the campaign.

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French:discours de nomination, ...
German:Nominierungsrede, ...
Italian:discorso di nomina, ...
Spanish:discurso de nominación, ...
Portuguese:discurso de nomeação, ...
Chinese:提名演讲, 提名致辞, ...
Japanese:指名演説, 候補者推薦演説, ...
Arabic:خِطاب التَرْشِيح, خِطاب تَرْشِيح, ...
Hebrew:נְאוּם הַצָּגָה, נְאוּם מֻעֲמָדוּת, ...
Russian:номинационная речь, ...
Ukrainian:вступна промова, номінаційна промова, ...
Hindi:नामांकन भाषण, प्रस्ताव भाषण, ...
Bengali:মনোনয়ন বক্তৃতা, ...
Catalan:discurs de nominació, discurs de proposta, ...
Czech:nominační projev, projev na podporu kandidatury, ...
Danish:nominerings-tale, nominationstale, ...
Dutch:nominatietoespraak, ...
Greek:ομιλία υποψηφιότητας, ομιλία πρότασης, ...
Hungarian:jelölőbeszéd, jelölési beszéd, ...
Khmer:សុន្ទរកថាណែនាំបេក្ខជន, សុន្ទរកថាតែងតាំងបេក្ខជន, ...
Korean:추천 연설, 후보 추천 연설, ...
Persian:سخنرانی نامزدی, سخنرانی انتخاباتی, ...
Polish:przemówienie nominacyjne, ...
Portuguese (BR):discurso de nomeação, ...
Romanian:discurs de nominalizare, discurs de propunere, ...
Swedish:nomineringsanförande, ...
Thai:สุนทรพจน์แนะนำผู้สมัคร, คำปราศรัยเสนอชื่อ, ...
Turkish:tanıtım konuşması, adaylık konuşması, ...
Vietnamese:bài phát biểu đề cử, ...

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