political speech
Candidate's public remarks
Political speech is expression about government, policy, elections, or public affairs.
In constitutional law, political speech receives the strongest First Amendment protection: The court ruled the protest was protected political speech.
The term often appears in debates over what counts as legitimate discourse versus what can be regulated: Campaign donations are considered a form of political speech.
- public addressBroadcast communication system
- filibusterDelaying tactic through speech
- press conferenceOrganized media Q&A
- persuasionConvincing through reasoning
- debateFormal argument on issues
sound bite · spin doctor · prior restraint · bully pulpit · campaign trail · rhetoric · pathos · ethos · demagoguery · rally cry · logos · voter mobilization · town hall meeting · First Amendment · emotional appeal · censorship laws · slogan · grassroots organizing
- public affairselection, campaign, polling, poll, news
- rightscivil liberties, constitutional rights, right, rights, human rights
- campaign mediacampaign ad, negative ad, TV spot, radio ad, bumper sticker
- free speechfree expression, free press, freedom of press, media freedom, journalistic freedom
- Roman Politicsconsul, senate, praetor, tribune, Roman Senate
- Roman rhetoricoratory, Cicero, eloquence, rhetoric, rostra
political speechcasual conversation
Informal spoken exchange
small talk · idle chatter · chitchat · pillow talk · gossip
political speechsermon
Clergy's worship address
sales pitch · comedy routine · stand-up comedy · bedtime story · fairy tale
political speechsilence
Total lack of sound
silent vigil · nonverbal communication · muteness · speechlessness · silent protest
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