Meaning | delivering an address to a public audience. |
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Example | "people came to see the candidates and hear the speechmaking" |
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Synonyms | public speaking, speaking, oral presentation |
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Narrower | debate, disputation, public debate | The formal presentation of a stated proposition and the opposition to it (usually followed by a vote) |
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recitation, recital, reading | A public instance of reciting or repeating (from memory) something prepared in advance |
Broader | address, speech | The act of delivering a formal spoken communication to an audience |
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