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In the United States, acommencement speech orcommencement address is a speech given tograduating students, generally at auniversity, although the term is also used forsecondary education institutions and in similar institutions around the world.
Thecommencement is a ceremony in which degrees or diplomas are conferred upon graduating students. A commencement speech is typically given by a notable figure in the community or a graduating student. The person giving such a speech is known as acommencement speaker. Very commonly, colleges or universities will invite politicians, important citizens, or other noted speakers to come and address the graduating class.
A student speaker may deliver remarks either in lieu or in conjunction with a notable outside figure. Student commencement speakers are oftenvaledictorians or may otherwise be elected by their peers to represent the student body.
Despite meaning "beginning",commencement may be mistaken to mean "ending" due to its association with the end of one's studies. Its usage originated with students finishing their studies and being awarded a degree, thus commencing as bachelors or masters in a subject and enjoying new privileges within academia.[1]
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