nominating speech n an address (usually at a political convention) proposing the name of a candidate to run for election Synonym(s) nominating address nomination
News & Articles nominating speech Lois DeBerry, Legislator in Tennessee for 4 Decades, Dies at 68 Ms. DeBerry entered the national spotlight in 2000 with a presidential nominating speech for her friend Al Gore. July 29, 2013 - New York Times