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What does speak up mean?

Looking for the meaning or definition of the word speak up? Here's what it means.

Verb
  1. (idiomatic) To talk more loudly or plainly.
  2. (idiomatic) To make oneself or one's opinions known; to advocate or assert oneself.
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The military pilot in the jump seat did not speak up because, not being part of the crew, he didn't feel it was his place to say anything.
And the path to power is not dominance over others but the ability to speak up for oneself.
Please stay the nice person that you are, but learn also to assert yourself and to speak up for yourself.
I made a decision to speak up against an unjust law in Florida because I was victimized by that law.
We have to get off our duffs, get our noses out of the TV, and get our children to speak up.
I realized then that what I had said sounded incredibly selfish, yet I did not speak up.

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