proclamation
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Definition
- Noun:
- The formal act of proclaiming; giving public notice: A "proclamation" is the official action of announcing something publicly and authoritatively.
- A formal public statement: A "proclamation" is an official announcement or declaration, often made by a person or group in authority.
Usage Examples
- Noun:
- The king's proclamation was read in every town square.
- The mayor issued a proclamation declaring a day of mourning.
- The proclamation of the new law was met with mixed reactions.
Advanced Usage
- By proclamation: Through an official public announcement.
- The holiday was established by presidential proclamation.
- To issue/make a proclamation: To formally announce or declare something publicly.
- The council will issue a proclamation honoring the local heroes.
Variants and Related Words
- Proclaim (verb): To announce or declare officially and publicly.
- The country proclaimed its neutrality in the conflict.
- Proclamatory (adj): Having the nature of a proclamation.
- The speech had a proclamatory tone.
Synonyms
- Declaration: A formal or explicit statement or announcement.
- Announcement: A public and typically formal statement about a fact, occurrence, or intention.
- Pronouncement: A formal or authoritative announcement or declaration.
- Edict: An official order or proclamation issued by a person in authority.
Related Phrases
- Proclamation of Emergency: An official declaration of a state of emergency.
- The governor signed the proclamation of emergency after the hurricane.
- Emancipation Proclamation: The historic executive order issued by President Abraham Lincoln in 1863.
- The Emancipation Proclamation declared the freedom of enslaved people in the Confederate states.
Related Idioms
- (To be) a proclamation to the world: An action or statement that makes something very publicly and undeniably known.
- Her bold artwork was a proclamation to the world of her unique talent.
Noun
- the formal act of proclaiming; giving public notice
- his promulgation of the policy proved to be premature
- a formal public statement
- the government made an announcement about changes in the drug war
- a declaration of independence