fireside chat

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Definition of fireside chat in English English dictionary

Any one of a series of 30 evening radio talks given by United States President Franklin Delano Roosevelt between 1933 and 1944

{i} conversation beside a hearth; political speech in which an elected official tries to make the public feel that he or she is speaking directly to them (through friendliness and informality)

Related Terms

fireside chats

plural form of fireside chat

Hyphenation

fire·side chat

Turkish pronunciation

fayırsayd çät

Pronunciation

/ˈfīərˌsīd ˈʧat/ /ˈfaɪɜrˌsaɪd ˈʧæt/

Videos

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