stump speech

Stump Speaking (1853–54), w:George Caleb BinghamGeorge Caleb Bingham

Meaning

Noun

A standard speech by a politician running for office.

Origin

From a bucolic image of a politician touring little settlements with his boilerplate speech which he delivers standing atop the stump of a chopped-down tree.

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