stump speech

noun

US
: a speech that is made many times by a politician who is traveling to different places during a campaign for election

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Kiros gets on the mic and gives a fiery stump speech about billionaires and corporations trying to silence their movement. — Josh Eells, Rolling Stone, 9 Aug. 2026 Mayor Brandon Johnson today sought to sidestep the elephant in the room — the 2027 mayoral election — but also delivered a quasi-stump speech while taking fresh shots at the newest entry in the race. — Chicago Tribune, 3 Aug. 2026 But his 2026 breakout has been anchored by a stump speech built around a withering take down of the president. — ABC News, 18 July 2026 But Thursday's event gave McKee a chance to give his stump speech, uninterrupted, to a relatively small, but friendly crowd. — Katherine Gregg, The Providence Journal, 16 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for stump speech

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