|
|
Definition of Speechmaking
1. Noun. Delivering an address to a public audience. "People came to see the candidates and hear the speechmaking"
Specialized synonyms: Reading, Recital, Recitation, Debate, Disputation, Public Debate
Generic synonyms: Address, Speech
Derivative terms: Speak
Definition of Speechmaking
1. Noun. The delivery of speeches ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Speechmaking
Literary usage of Speechmaking
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Diary of Gideon Welles, Secretary of the Navy Under Lincoln and Johnson by Gideon Welles (1911)
"... Support consequent on the President's speechmaking — speechmaking on the Part
of Presidents and Cabinet Ministers a Mistake — Seward's Mexican Diplomacy ..."
2. John Sherman's Recollections of Forty Years in the House, Senate and Cabinet by John Sherman (1895)
"... of the President—How He Differed from Elaine—Visit of General Sherman—Reception
by Old Soldiers— My Trip to Yellowstone Park — speechmaking at Salt Lake ..."
3. Reflections of a Bass-drum Player on Everything Worth Thinking about by Rafael Navarro (1904)
"speechmaking There is no doubt that we Americans are born speakers and some even
orators. ... In other countries speechmaking is left to speakers, that is, ..."
Other Resources:
