allocution

/ˈæləˌkjuʃən/
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Other forms: allocutions

Definitions of allocution
  1. noun
    (rhetoric) a formal or authoritative address that advises or exhorts
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    type of:
    address, speech
    the act of delivering a formal spoken communication to an audience
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