speech of acceptance

  • 1acceptance of nomination — A filed approval by the candidate of a nomination as a candidate for public office, sometimes required as a condition of having the name of the candidate printed on the ballot. 25 Am J2d Elect § 133. A formal speech of acceptance by a candidate… …

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  • 2Speech and language pathology — Speech language pathology is the study of disorders that affect a person s speech, language, cognition, voice, swallowing (dysphagia) and the rehabilitative or corrective treatment of physical and/or cognitive deficits/disorders resulting in… …

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  • 3Speech transmission index — Speech Transmission Index, short STI is a measure of speech transmission quality. The absolute measurement of speech intelligibility is a complex science. The STI measures some physical characteristics of a transmission channel (a room, electro… …

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  • 4speech — noun 1 speaking ADJECTIVE ▪ slurred ▪ She could tell by his slurred speech that he had been drinking. ▪ clipped ▪ casual ▪ connected …

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  • 5acceptance — ac|cep|tance [ ək septəns ] noun uncount ** 1. ) general agreement that something is true, reasonable, or cannot be changed: acceptance of: There is widespread acceptance of these principles. a society that valued the unquestioning acceptance of… …

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  • 6acceptance */*/ — UK [əkˈseptəns] / US noun [uncountable] 1) general agreement that something is true, reasonable, or cannot be changed acceptance of: There is widespread acceptance of these principles. a society that valued the unquestioning acceptance of… …

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  • 7speech — n. address, talk 1) to deliver, give, make a speech 2) to ad lib, improvise a speech 3) a boring; brief, short; impromptu, unrehearsed; long; long winded; passionate; rambling; rousing, stirring speech 4) an acceptance; after dinner; campaign;… …

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  • 8acceptance — [[t]ækse̱ptəns[/t]] acceptances 1) N VAR: usu with supp, oft poss N, N of n Acceptance of an offer or a proposal is the act of saying yes to it or agreeing to it. The Party is being degraded by its acceptance of secret donations... I sent them… …

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  • 9acceptance — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ complete, full, total, unconditional, wholehearted ▪ conditional, grudging, reluctant ▪ gradual …

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  • 10Barack Obama election victory speech, 2008 — If there is anyone out there who still doubts that America is a place where all things are possible, who still wonders if the dream of our founders is alive in our time, who still questions the power of our democracy, tonight is your answer.… …

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