maiden speech

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maiden speech (plural maiden speeches)

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

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