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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024key•not•er (kē′nō′tər),USA pronunciation n. - Governmenta person who delivers a keynote address. Also called key′note speak′er.
- keynote + -er1 1925–30, American.
WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024key•note /ˈkiˌnoʊt/USA pronunciation n., v., -not•ed, -not•ing. n. [countable] - Music and Dancethe note or tone on which a key or system of tones is based;
tonic. - Governmentthe central idea, as of a speech or political campaign:The keynote of his campaign was the economy.
- Governmentkeynote address.
v. [~ + object] - Governmentto deliver a keynote address (at):He will keynote the conference.
key•not•er, n. [countable]See -nota-. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024key•note (kē′nōt′),USA pronunciation n., v., -not•ed, -not•ing. n. - Music and Dancethe note or tone on which a key or system of tones is founded;
the tonic. - Music and Dance, Governmentthe main idea or central principle of a speech, program, thought, action, etc.
- Governmentthe policy line to be followed, as by a party in a political campaign, that is set forth authoritatively in advance by an address or other formal announcement.
- GovernmentSee keynote address.
v.t. - Governmentto announce the policy of (a political party, campaign, assembly, etc.);
deliver a keynote address at:The governor will keynote the convention. - Governmentto serve as the keynote for.
- Music and Danceto give the keynote of.
v.i. - Governmentto provide a keynote, esp. a keynote address:He refused an invitation to keynote.
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