oratorical

oratory | American Dictionary

oratory
noun[ U ]
us/ˈɔr·əˌtɔr·i, ˈɑr-, -ˌtoʊr·i/
the activity of giving skillful and effective speeches in public

orator

noun[ C ]us/ˈɔr·ət̬·ər, ˈɑr-/
Daniel Webster was famous as an orator.

Examples of oratory

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Subsequently, he also demonstrated his powers of oratory.
Elections ended and rhetoric became dominated by panegyric and display oratory, rather than a means of competing with aristocratic rivals.
The preoccupations of this administrative elite prove remarkably similar to the topics of deliberative oratory : the competing claims of prudence, honour, and necessity.
Its aim, amoral and expedient, is to ensure that oratory should persuade.
The expectation that oratory was the province of the politician has a long, some would say obvious, pedigree.
Indeed, political oratory was often itself marketed as a form of literary endeavor and entertainment in the nineteenth century.
The promotional literature also included numerous letters, verse, and oratory.
A man skilled in oratory was powerful, effective in imposing his will in society at large.
Richards also discusses gender-linked language traits, including perceived skill in oratory.
In turn, this surely must have had repercussions on the practice of oratory art.
In this sense, extra-parliamentary oratory and rituals went some way towards drawing new members of the community into the political process.
They are important features of meaning which affect oratory and poetry, but would not be included in this use of the term semantic.
Yet, oratory had a particular significance in black life.
This pattern links oratory with aging and elders, depicting it as a practice associated with old age, authority, and past knowledge.
In black autobiography, there are many examples of authors discussing the influence of oratory upon them and their training in public speaking.
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