stump speech
noun
a political campaign speech, especially one made on a campaign tour.
Origin of stump speech
An Americanism dating back to 1810–20
Words nearby stump speech
stump bed,
stump cancer,
stump farm,
stump foot,
stump ranch,
stump speech,
stump up,
stump-jump plough,
stumpage,
stumper,
stumpknocker
Example sentences from the Web for stump speech
He hit many of his stump-speech points: abolish the death tax and the Energy Department and send Ben Bernanke packing.
Newt Gingrich Rips GOP Establishment at CPAC Conference |Howard Kurtz |February 10, 2012 |DAILY BEASTI'd rather have heard the stump-speech, had it not been a little too personal on you.'