pronouncement
noun
pro·nounce·ment
prə-ˈnau̇n(t)s-mənt 
1
: a usually formal declaration of opinion
2
: an authoritative announcement
Examples of pronouncement in a Sentence
He made some important pronouncements on government policy.
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The filing also details recent accounting pronouncements and their potential impact on the company's financial statements.
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Quartz Bot, Quartz, 8 Nov. 2024
Even amid all the big rallies and public pronouncements of confidence by each candidate, this is the election of uncertainty.
—Todd Spangler, Detroit Free Press, 3 Nov. 2024
Community members from this neighborhood of fewer than 15,000, predominantly Latino and Hispanic immigrants, united to advocate for enhanced protections in response to the escalating anti-immigrant pronouncements from the former president and his GOP allies.
—Ryan MacAsero, The Mercury News, 1 Nov. 2024
Cox, the University of Minnesota law professor, said the public pronouncements of attorneys general are often constrained by the fiscal realities of their offices — something that companies are well aware of.
—Byard Duncan, ProPublica, 17 Oct. 2024
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Quartz Bot, Quartz, 8 Nov. 2024
Even amid all the big rallies and public pronouncements of confidence by each candidate, this is the election of uncertainty.
—Todd Spangler, Detroit Free Press, 3 Nov. 2024
Community members from this neighborhood of fewer than 15,000, predominantly Latino and Hispanic immigrants, united to advocate for enhanced protections in response to the escalating anti-immigrant pronouncements from the former president and his GOP allies.
—Ryan MacAsero, The Mercury News, 1 Nov. 2024
Cox, the University of Minnesota law professor, said the public pronouncements of attorneys general are often constrained by the fiscal realities of their offices — something that companies are well aware of.
—Byard Duncan, ProPublica, 17 Oct. 2024
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pronouncement
noun
pro·nounce·ment
prə-ˈnau̇n(t)-smənt
: an official or solemn statement or announcement
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