Definition of "valedictory" []

• A closing or farewell statement or address, especially one delivered at graduation exercises. (noun)
• Of, relating to, or expressing a valedictory. (adjective)

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• "In what he described as a valedictory address - he steps down as South African president next year - Mandela said OAU states had to build on the decisions they had taken about an African economic community, as well as the regional economic units they had formed on the continent."
• "He was there to give what he called his valedictory address, hosted by GWU's Institute for Public Diplomacy and Global Communication."
• "The president’s valedictory is also likely to differ significantly from the final address of his predecessor, Bill Clinton, who in 2001 celebrated the economic successes of his administration."