State of the Union

proper noun

The State of the Union address, an annual event in which a president of the United States reports the status of the country, normally to a joint session of the United States Congress.

Meanings

proper nounthe State of the Union
  1. USgovernmentThe State of the Union address, an annual event in which a president of the United States reports the status of the country, normally to a joint session of the United States Congress.

Translations

Arabic خُطْبَة حَالَة الاِتِّحَاد
  • خُطْبَة حَالَة الاِتِّحَاد (ḵuṭbat ḥālat al-ittiḥād)annual address given by the US president
Chinese Mandarin 國情咨文 /国情咨文
  • 國情咨文 /国情咨文 (Guóqíng zīwén)annual address given by the US president
Finnish liittovaltion tila, kansakunnan tila
  • liittovaltion tilaannual address given by the US president
  • kansakunnan tilaannual address given by the US president
French le Discours sur l'état de l'Union
  • le Discours sur l'état de l'Unionannual address given by the US president
German State of the Union Address, Ansprache zur Lage der Union
  • State of the Union Addressannual address given by the US president
  • Ansprache zur Lage der Unionannual address given by the US president
Indonesian Sidang Paripurna MPR
  • Sidang Paripurna MPRannual address given by the US president
Japanese 一般教書演説, 一般教書
  • 一般教書演説 (ippan-kyōsho enzetsu)annual address given by the US president
  • 一般教書 (ippan-kyōsho)annual address given by the US president
Korean 일반교서
  • 일반교서 (ilban'gyoseo)annual address given by the US president
Persian سخنرانی وضعیت کشور
  • سخنرانی وضعیت کشورannual address given by the US president
Russian Обраще́ние «О положе́нии страны́»
  • Обраще́ние «О положе́нии страны́»annual address given by the US president
Spanish el Discurso del Estado de la Unión
  • el Discurso del Estado de la Uniónannual address given by the US president
Cite this entry
APA

State of the Union. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/State%20of%20the%20Union

MLA

“State of the Union.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/State%20of%20the%20Union. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “State of the Union,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/State%20of%20the%20Union.

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