nomination speech
Candidate proposal oration
A nomination speech is a formal address proposing someone as a candidate for office or honor, typically delivered at political conventions or award ceremonies.
The speaker advocates for the nominee's qualifications and merits: Her nomination speech praised the senator's record on healthcare.
The term also applies to the nominee's acceptance speech following their selection.
- conventionAgreed standard of behavior
- convention hallVenue for large assemblies
- roll callAttendance-taking procedure
- podiumRaised platform for speakers
- delegateEntrust authority to another
floor vote · endorsement · party unity · candidate · applause · primaries · ballot · favorite son · platform · rhetoric · ovation · campaign · keynote · rally · rising star · microphone · eloquence · pledge
- ceremonial speecheseulogy, commencement address, inaugural address, farewell address, wedding toast
- speechesaddresses, lecture, soliloquy, monologue, oration
- Nominationscandidate, national convention, delegate, delegates, primary
- primariesprimary election, primary elections, primaries, open primaries, primary ballot
- presidential communicationsState of the Union, inaugural address, press conference, executive order, press release
nomination speechacceptance speech
Remarks after winning
concession speech · victory speech · farewell address · keynote address
nomination speechwhisper campaign
Organized spreading of damaging rumors
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