maiden speech

noun

1. the first speech made in a legislature by a newly elected member.

Word History and Origins

Origin of maiden speech¹

First recorded in 1785–95

Example Sentences

In her maiden speech in the House of Commons in 2010, she vowed to fight for "jobs, growth and prosperity" - likely centrepieces of Labour's first Budget in nearly 15 years, on 30 October.

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"Stop the violence. Step back from the brink," the prime minister said in his maiden speech to the UN General Assembly, despite Israeli ministers’ rejection of an international proposal for a temporary pause in fighting.

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In his maiden speech, 100 days after taking office, David Lammy said the climate issue, along with a decline in nature, would be "central to all the Foreign Office does".

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As evidence of that united front, Ed Miliband, the new energy secretary, echoed the same sentiments in his maiden speech on Tuesday morning at an Energy UK event.

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His maiden speech was an attack on Winston Churchill, who he saw as the main enemy of the miners.

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