Definition

1. 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

1. the formal act of proclaiming; giving public notice
   • his promulgation of the policy proved to be premature
2. a formal public statement
   • the government made an announcement about changes in the drug war
   • a declaration of independence