communiqué
noun
com·mu·ni·qué
kə-ˈmyü-nə-ˌkā 
-ˌmyü-nə-ˈkā
-ˌmyü-nə-ˈkā
Examples of communiqué in a Sentence
a White House communiqué
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Very warm and fuzzy: A clearly pleased Trump then joined his foreign counterparts in endorsing a five-point communique that reaffirmed NATO's commitment to collective defense.
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Nicole Fallert, USA Today, 27 June 2025
The United States is pressuring European allies to limit references to Ukraine in the final communique coming out of next week's NATO summit, according to several sources, a symbolic move that would signal a decline in support for Kyiv under U.S. President Donald Trump's administration.
—Daniel Bush, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 June 2025
Chip Somodevilla | Getty Images The Group of Seven summit concludes in Canada on Tuesday, with no joint communique expected at the end of the gathering.
—Holly Ellyatt, CNBC, 17 June 2025
Trump is summit’s wild card As summit host, Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney has decided to abandon the annual practice of issuing a joint statement, or communique, at the end of the meeting.
—Rob Gillies, Chicago Tribune, 15 June 2025
The One China policy and communiques agreed to in the 1970s and 1980s form the basis of U.S.-China relations.
—Shane Croucher, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 May 2025
The spat comes as the G7 leaders work to hash out the final wording of their communique, the crowning document of this year’s summit in Puglia, which sets out the bloc’s values and agenda for the year ahead.
—Christian Edwards, CNN, 14 June 2024
Saudi Royal Palace/AFP via Getty DUBAI — There was no final communique, press conference or details of when the meeting started or ended, in contrast to standard protocol when Arab leaders meet.
—Aya Batrawy, NPR, 22 Feb. 2025
Even the failure of the U.S. and the U.K. to sign on to the summit's official communique — a document itself criticized for lacking specifics and enforceability — did little to dim enthusiasm.
—Ina Fried, Axios, 12 Feb. 2025
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Nicole Fallert, USA Today, 27 June 2025
The United States is pressuring European allies to limit references to Ukraine in the final communique coming out of next week's NATO summit, according to several sources, a symbolic move that would signal a decline in support for Kyiv under U.S. President Donald Trump's administration.
—Daniel Bush, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 June 2025
Chip Somodevilla | Getty Images The Group of Seven summit concludes in Canada on Tuesday, with no joint communique expected at the end of the gathering.
—Holly Ellyatt, CNBC, 17 June 2025
Trump is summit’s wild card As summit host, Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney has decided to abandon the annual practice of issuing a joint statement, or communique, at the end of the meeting.
—Rob Gillies, Chicago Tribune, 15 June 2025
The One China policy and communiques agreed to in the 1970s and 1980s form the basis of U.S.-China relations.
—Shane Croucher, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 May 2025
The spat comes as the G7 leaders work to hash out the final wording of their communique, the crowning document of this year’s summit in Puglia, which sets out the bloc’s values and agenda for the year ahead.
—Christian Edwards, CNN, 14 June 2024
Saudi Royal Palace/AFP via Getty DUBAI — There was no final communique, press conference or details of when the meeting started or ended, in contrast to standard protocol when Arab leaders meet.
—Aya Batrawy, NPR, 22 Feb. 2025
Even the failure of the U.S. and the U.K. to sign on to the summit's official communique — a document itself criticized for lacking specifics and enforceability — did little to dim enthusiasm.
—Ina Fried, Axios, 12 Feb. 2025
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“Communiqué.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/communiqu%C3%A9. Accessed 2 Jul. 2025.
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communiqué
noun
com·mu·ni·qué
kə-ˈmyü-nə-ˌkā
-ˌmyü-nə-ˈkā
-ˌmyü-nə-ˈkā
: bulletin
Etymology
French, literally, "something communicated"
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