A public address event that is traditionally spoken after a dinner, and meant to take an important topic and make greater sense of it through the use of humor that is relevant to the idea presented.

A ceremonial event in some monarchies having parliamentary systems of government, occurring at the opening of a new parliamentary session or at some other interval, in which a king, queen, or designated official reads a prepared speech to the members of parliament outlining the government's agenda.

A style of indirect speech which imitates direct speech, converted to third-person.

(politics, US) An area set aside in public places for the purpose of protesting.

plural of free speech zone

Alternative form of speech is silver, silence is golden

Alternative form of speech is silver, silence is golden

(idiomatic) Not saying anything is often better than speaking too much or saying something inappropriate.