Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

maiden speech

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.78 in modern English

Syllables: maid-en speech
IPA

22

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

2

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The first speech made by a new member in the chamber of an assembly, in Britain in the House of Commons and House of Lords.

Example Sentences

"Her maiden speech in the House of Commons on June 3 2010 outlined that her immediate priorities would be to receive assurances from the newly installed coalition government on the future of several major capital investment programmes - [...]."

Inflected Forms

maiden speeches (plural)

Questions

What does maiden speech mean?: The first speech made by a new member in the chamber of an assembly, in Britain in the House of Commons and House of Lords.

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