Definition

1. Verb:
   • To promulgate: To formally announce or put into effect a law, decree, or official order, making it known to the public.
   • To issue / To proclaim: To officially declare or put forth a command, regulation, or set of rights.

Usage Examples

• Verb:
  • Chính phủ ban bố các quyền tự do dân chủ cho nhân dân. (The government promulgates democratic freedoms to the people.)
  • Nhà vua ban bố một đạo luật mới. (The king issued a new law.)
  • Thị trưởng ban bố lệnh giới nghiêm. (The mayor proclaimed a curfew order.)

Advanced Usage

• "ban bố lệnh": to issue an order or command.
  • Tổng tư lệnh ban bố lệnh động viên. (The commander-in-chief issued a mobilization order.)

Variants and Related Words

• Ban hành (v): To enact, to promulgate (often used interchangeably with "ban bố," but "ban hành" is more common for laws and regulations).
  • Quốc hội ban hành hiến pháp. (The parliament enacts a constitution.)

Synonyms

• Promulgate: To make a law or decree known officially.
• Issue: To send out or put forth officially.
• Proclaim: To announce officially and publicly.
• Decree: To order something by official authority.

Related Idioms

verb

1. To promulgate
   • ban bố các quyền tự do dân chủ cho nhân dân
     to promulgate the democratic freedoms to the people