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Definition of Nominating speech
1. Noun. An address (usually at a political convention) proposing the name of a candidate to run for election. "The nomination was brief and to the point"
Category relationships: Government, Political Science, Politics
Generic synonyms: Oratory
Derivative terms: Nominate
Lexicographical Neighbors of Nominating Speech
Literary usage of Nominating speech
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Sharps and Flats by Eugene Field (1900)
"October 2), 1884 Recipe for a nominating speech FOR the benefit of the new members
of the legislature we desire to submit the following suggestions as to ..."
2. Oral English: Directions and Exercises for Planning and Delivering the by John Marks Brewer (1916)
"THE nominating speech Most of the world's work is done by means of organized
endeavor, and the officers in the organizations have usually been chosen by ..."
3. The Writings in Prose and Verse of Eugene Field by Eugene Field, Roswell Martin Field, Horace (1911)
"October 23, 1884 Recipe for a nominating speech FOR the benefit of the new members
of the legislature we desire to submit the following suggestions as to ..."
4. High School English by Abram Royer Brubacher, Dorothy Ermina Snyder (1919)
"The nominating speech. There are many occasions for the nominating speech, ...
The points that are included in the nominating speech are: the requirements ..."
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