Speechmaking

noun

noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The delivery of speeches uncountable, usually

    "Conciliatory gestures and speechmaking have abounded from both sides in recent weeks."

  2. 2
    delivering an address to a public audience wordnet

Synonyms

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demagogueryelocutioneloquenceforensicslecturingoral presentation

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"Conciliatory gestures and speechmaking have abounded from both sides in recent weeks."

Etymology

From speech + making.

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