keynotingn.
/ˈkiːnəʊtɪŋ/, U.S. /ˈkiˌnoʊdɪŋ/ The action of setting or expressing a prevailing tone or essential idea. Now usually: the action of delivering a keynote speech at a conference, political meeting, etc.
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the mind > language > speech > speech-making > [noun] > for specific occasion, purpose, or cause
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1889 Treasury July 170/2 This keynoting of the meeting will be in accordance with the Saviour's direction about agreeing upon one thing, and seeking it at the mercy seat.
1930 Ann. Rep. Public Printer 1929 75 Perhaps the program committee thought that, being a Government official, I am therefore a politician and as such should be versed in the art of keynoting.
1976 D. B. Magraw in J. L. Berg Data Base Direct. ii. 4 I have had two major qualms about this task of keynoting.
1995 Daily Variety (Nexis) 26 July 7 According to sources, Siggraph organizers had approached DreamWorks principal Jeffrey Katzenberg about keynoting, and he had considered the offer seriously.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2012; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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