Broadcast Radio Speech Party Political Watched Live President
Word
broadcast
WordType
(noun)
Phonetic
BrE / ˈbrɔːdkɑːst / NAmE / ˈbrɔːdkæst /
Example
a party political broadcast (= for example, before an election)
we watched a live broadcast of the speech (= one shown at the same time as the speech was made).
the president gave a radio broadcast to mark the end of the war.
there is pressure to cancel the network broadcast of the movie.
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broadcast
(noun)BrE / ˈbrɔːdkɑːst / NAmE / ˈbrɔːdkæst /
a radio or television programme
a party political broadcast (= for example, before an election)
We watched a live broadcast of the speech (= one shown at the same time as the speech was made).
Extra Examples
The president gave a radio broadcast to mark the end of the war.
There is pressure to cancel the network broadcast of the movie.
a broadcast by the president
a broadcast by the prime minister
a radio broadcast on the problems of unemployment
We watched a live broadcast of the speech.
a party political broadcast
Word Origin
mid 18th cent. (in the sense ‘sown by scattering’): from broad + the past participle of cast ‘throw’. Senses relating to radio and television date from the early 20th cent.
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