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Speech † 
n. a statement read at the opening of a session of Parliament by the Governor General, or at the opening of a provincial legislature (or, formerly, a colonial legislative council) by the Lieutenant-Governor, as representative of the Crown, reviewing the state of affairs and summarizing the legislation proposed for the session by the Cabinet.
See also: Speech from the Throne
- 1830 This Speech, without the usual varnish of affection, is a plain, dignified and business-like production.
- 1953 Nothing was said in the Speech about going to war.
- 1830 This Speech, without the usual varnish of affection, is a plain, dignified and business-like production.