as in declaration
a statement made publically
The government issued a proclamation granting all workers the right to parental leave.
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Recent Examples of proclamation
This is the Christian proclamation of Easter: love is stronger than death.
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Lynne Silva-Breen, Twin Cities, 7 Feb. 2025
Leavitt said that was not the case, with the president staying true to his word and signing the proclamation.
—Jessica Botelho, Baltimore Sun, 3 Feb. 2025
The couple’s words are like proclamations, an optimistic foundation that will serve as a daily counter to negative messages repeated in American culture about Blacks since the first slave stepped onto North American soil.
—Willie J. Allen Jr., Orlando Sentinel, 2 Feb. 2025
Ohio's weather-predicting groundhog issued a proclamation Sunday morning, declaring that an early spring is on the way.
—Greta Cross, USA TODAY, 2 Feb. 2025
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Lynne Silva-Breen, Twin Cities, 7 Feb. 2025
Leavitt said that was not the case, with the president staying true to his word and signing the proclamation.
—Jessica Botelho, Baltimore Sun, 3 Feb. 2025
The couple’s words are like proclamations, an optimistic foundation that will serve as a daily counter to negative messages repeated in American culture about Blacks since the first slave stepped onto North American soil.
—Willie J. Allen Jr., Orlando Sentinel, 2 Feb. 2025
Ohio's weather-predicting groundhog issued a proclamation Sunday morning, declaring that an early spring is on the way.
—Greta Cross, USA TODAY, 2 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for proclamation
Noun
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Very little of what Maclean has shown us across the film helps this declaration make sense or have any weight.—
Josh Slater-Williams,
IndieWire,
26 Feb. 2025
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The Romanian presidential candidate faces six charges including incitement to actions against the constitutional order, communication of false information, and false declarations in continuous form (regarding sources of financing of the electoral campaign and declarations of assets).—
Ross Rosenfeld,
Newsweek,
26 Feb. 2025
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Very little of what Musk says, what the government has said in court cases challenging many of his decrees, and what federal agencies have actually done overlap.—
Brittney Melton,
NPR,
26 Feb. 2025
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Last October, one of Khamenei’s senior advisers asserted that if Israel attacks Iran’s nuclear sites, the supreme leader might reconsider his earlier decrees outlawing the development and use of weapons of mass destruction.—
Foreign Affairs,
Foreign Affairs,
25 Feb. 2025
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Amid the voting cycle, however, Gascón’s previous social media posts resurfaced, including numerous Islamophobic comments and false statements about George Floyd and COVID.—
Samantha Bergeson,
IndieWire,
28 Feb. 2025
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Another statement that would please the listeners was about government cuts that are taking place under the direction of Elon Musk.—
Ian Dexter Palmer,
Forbes,
28 Feb. 2025
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Musk’s email directive has been the subject of bipartisan criticism and concerns about potential illegality and overreach.—
Chad de Guzman,
TIME,
25 Feb. 2025
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In many cases, this directive style warped into micromanagement, where leaders who may have been ill-equipped to transition to the fully remote and hybrid-work conditions tried to compensate through excessive control, surveillance, and monitoring.—
Melissa A. Wheeler,
Forbes,
25 Feb. 2025
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“Proclamation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/proclamation. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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