nominating speech
Noun: A formal public address, typically delivered at a political convention or similar assembly, whose primary purpose is to officially propose and recommend a specific individual as a candidate for an elected office. The speech aims to persuade the audience to support the nominee.
This term is used exclusively in formal political contexts. It refers to the specific act of putting forward a candidate's name for consideration by a voting body. * The senator delivered a powerful nominating speech for the presidential candidate. * Her nominating speech at the convention highlighted the candidate's decades of public service.
- After the nominating speech, the delegates proceeded to a roll-call vote.
- The keynote of the evening was the moving nominating speech for the vice-presidential nominee.
- To second a nomination: This is a related procedural action where another speaker formally supports the proposal made in the nominating speech.
- Following the nominating speech, three party members rose to second the nomination.
- Nomination (n): The act of proposing or the fact of being proposed as a candidate. It is the broader concept for which a "nominating speech" is the formal vehicle.
- He accepted the party's nomination.
- Nominee (n): The person who is proposed or nominated.
- The nominee thanked her supporters.
- Nomination address
- Nominating address
A "nominating speech" is a specific subtype of political oratory. It is distinct from a campaign speech (which argues for votes from the general public) or an acceptance speech (which is given by the nominee after being selected). Its function is intra-party or intra-assembly persuasion.
- an address (usually at a political convention) proposing the name of a candidate to run for election
- the nomination was brief and to the point