keynote address

NOUN

main speech of event

Synonyms

STRONGEST

keynote keynote speech

Example Sentences

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Something had shifted over those few days, a shift most eloquently expressed in Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney’s keynote address.

From Salon • Mar. 19, 2026

Nvidia GTC 2026, the global artificial-intelligence conference, kicks off with a keynote address from CEO Jensen Huang.

From Barron's • Mar. 15, 2026

Bill Gates will not deliver his keynote address at the India AI Impact Summit in Delhi, his philanthropic organisation said hours before the Microsoft co-founder was due to speak.

From BBC • Feb. 19, 2026

New York state Assemblyman Zohran Mamdani delivered the keynote address at a national political convention in 2023.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 17, 2025

All this, too, was before John Kerry invited him to give the keynote address at the 2004 Democratic National Convention being held in Boston.

From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama