proclamation

noun

proc·​la·​ma·​tion ˌprä-klə-ˈmā-shən 

1

: the action of proclaiming : the state of being proclaimed

2

: something proclaimed

specifically : an official formal public announcement

Examples of proclamation in a Sentence

the proclamation of martial law

The President issued a proclamation which freed the slaves.

Recent Examples on the Web

Additionally, exemptions to the 2018 act have been terminated by the new proclamation. —Ariel Cohen, Forbes, 21 Feb. 2025

Additionally, the proclamation says that the large number of migrants who have entered the U.S. illegally increases these risks. —Fox News, 20 Feb. 2025

In recent days there have been strong proclamations of support for Ms. Sassoon and the other Southern District and Justice Department prosecutors who resigned in the face of the order seeking dismissal of the Adams case. —Benjamin Weiser, New York Times, 18 Feb. 2025

This proclamation establishes that the situation at the southern border qualifies as an invasion under Article 4, Section 4 of the Constitution. —Joseph Lawler, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 10 Feb. 2025

Word History

Etymology

Middle English proclamacion, from Anglo-French, from Latin proclamation-, proclamatio, from proclamare

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for proclamation

• abdication
• aberration
• abjuration
• abnegation
• abrogation
• acceptation
• acclamation
• acclimation
• accusation
• activation
• actuation
• acylation

Kids Definition

proclamation

noun

proc·​la·​ma·​tion ˌpräk-lə-ˈmā-shən 

1

: the act of proclaiming

2

: something proclaimed

Legal Definition

proclamation

noun

proc·​la·​ma·​tion ˌprä-klə-ˈmā-shən 

1

: the act of proclaiming

2

: something proclaimed

specifically : an official formal public announcement (as a public notice, edict, or decree) compare declaration, executive order