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maiden speeches

maiden speeches is the plural of maiden speech.

Meaning of maiden speech

Noun

maiden speech (plural maiden speeches)

  1. 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.
    • 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 - [...].2020 June 3, Lilian Greenwood talks to Paul Stephen, “Rail's 'underlying challenges' remain”, in Rail, page 31

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What is maiden speeches the plural of?
Maiden speeches is the plural of maiden speech.

Words near maiden speeches in the dictionary

  1. maiden plum
  2. maiden plums
  3. maiden run
  4. maiden runs
  5. maiden speech
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  7. maiden stake
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  9. Maiden Tower
  10. maiden voyage
  11. maiden voyages

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