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Meaning of speech from the throne | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C2

Definitions

  1. Alternative letter-case form of speech from the throne.
    alt-of
  2. An event in certain monarchies in which the reigning sovereign, or their representative, reads a prepared speech to members of the nation's legislature.

Equivalents

Deutsch Thronrede
Suomi valtaistuinpuhe
Français discours du Trône

Examples

“The government laid out its agenda for your dollars in Ottawa Wednesday as Governor General Michaelle Jean read⟳ the Speech from the Throne.”

CEFR level

C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
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See also

speech impediment speech mark speech path speech pathologist speech recognition speech tag

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