- 1[countable] details of where someone lives or works and where letters, etc. can be sent What's your name and address? I'll give you my address and phone number. Is that your home address? Please note my change of address. Police found him at an address (= a house or apartment) in Philadelphia. see forwarding address, return address
- 2[countable] (computing) a series of words and symbols that tells you where you can find something using a computer, for example on the Internet What's your e-mail address? The project has a new Web address.
- 3[countable] a formal speech that is made in front of an audience tonight's televised presidential address Topic CollocationsVoting in Electionsrunning for election
- conduct/hold an election/a referendum
- run for office/election/governor/mayor/president/the White House
- enter/run in/withdraw from the primary/Senate/gubernatorial race
- represent the Democrats/the Republican Party
- hold/contest a local/mid-term/primary/national election
- launch/run a presidential (election) campaign
- support/back a candidate
- sway/convince/persuade voters/the electorate
- appeal to/attract/woo/target/pander to swing voters
- fix/rig/steal an election/the vote
- go to/be turned away from a polling place/station
- cast a/your vote/ballot (for somebody)
- vote for the Republican candidate/the Democratic ticket
- mark/spoil your ballot paper
- count the early/absentee ballots
- go to/be defeated at the ballot box
- get/win/receive/lose votes
- get/win (60% of) the popular/black/Hispanic/Latino vote
- win power/the election/the primary/a senate seat/a majority
- lose an election/the vote/your majority/your seat
- win/come to power in a landslide (victory) (= with many more votes than any other party)
- elect/reelect somebody (as) mayor/president/congressman/congresswoman/a Senator/a Representative
- be sworn into office/in as president
- take/administer the oath of office
- give/deliver the inaugural address
- take/enter/hold/leave office
- appoint somebody (as) ambassador/governor/minister/a federal judge/a Supreme Court justice
- form a government/a cabinet
- serve two terms as president/in office
- ⇨ more collocations at economy, politics
- lecture
- address
- talk
- sermon
- speech a formal talk given to an audience:Several people made speeches at the wedding.
- lecture a talk given to a group of people to tell them about a particular subject, often as part of a university or college course:a lecture on the Roman army a course/series of lectures
- address a formal speech given to an audience:a televised presidential address
- A speech can be given on a public or private occasion; an address is always public:He gave an address at the wedding.
- talk a fairly informal session in which someone tells a group of people about a subject:She gave an interesting talk on her visit to China.
- sermon a talk on a moral or religious subject, usually given by a religious leader during a service:to preach a sermon
- a long/short speech/lecture/address/talk/sermon
- a keynote speech/lecture/address
- to prepare/give/deliver/hear a(n) speech/lecture/address/talk/sermon
- to write a speech/sermon
- to attend/go to a lecture/talk
- 4[uncountable] form/mode of address the correct title, etc. to use when you talk to someone
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